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1 hour 46 sec
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02:27
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If you’re curious about making your own clothes, a sloper (also known as a "block") is an excellent place to start. This 2D rendering of your 3D body can serve as a base for pants, skirts, and other lower-body garments. Author, illustrator, and sewist Sanae Ishida believes that making well-fitting clothing is an act of empowering self-love, and no project is more customized than one made with a pattern using your own unique proportions. Learn how to take lower body measurements, draft front and back slopers, and check the fit of the slopers by sewing a muslin. With her thorough, thoughtful guidance, Sanae aims to guide you to understanding and accepting your amazing human shape.
Learn how to:
What you'll get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Swedish tracing paper or large pieces of paper
- Ruler
- Pencil
- French curve
- Clear gridded quilting ruler
- Marking tools
- Full length mirror and chair with no arms
- Masking or artist tape
- Measuring tape
- Scissors for paper
- Seam gauge
- Elastic that fits around your waist
- Rubber band
- 4-5 yards of cotton muslin
- Sewing machine and thread
- Seam ripper
- Fabric shears
- Pins
- Chalk
- Pattern weights
- Snips
- Iron and ironing surface
Downloads:
- Draft a lower body sloper
- Sew a lower body muslin
- Take measurements from your body
- Transfer measurements to charts
- Work with Swedish tracing paper
- Troubleshoot fit issues and make adjustments
What you'll get:
- Video lessons on how to draft a lower body sloper
- 7 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- Step-by-step expert instruction from sewist Sanae Ishida
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students





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Draft and Sew a Lower Body Sloper and Muslin Reviews
158 users recommended this class to a friend
Rachel Young
Loved this. Makes it seem so easy. I haven't looked to see if there is a follow up class, but if there isn't I would love to see a class on how to use this sloper to make a couple different kinds of lower body garments.
June 13
JESSICA GREENOUGH
This class was so helpful and the muslin fit perfectly at the end, I'm looking forward to making clothes that fit well! Thank you for your great and detailed instructions!
June 8, 2025
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Great instruction! I'm confident I will be able to make my own well fitting muslin. Thanks
More than 3 months ago