Sarah lectures on the interrelationship between design and patternmaking concepts. She supplements these lectures with hands-on demonstrations so students gain an even deeper understanding of these concepts.

Sarah discusses patternmaking techniques.
Sarah shows her students garments made with various types of knit fabrics.
Sarah shows her knit class how she took design ideas from a woven garment she saw in a fashion magazine and translated them into a concept for a knit garment. Here Bonnie is wearing the first knit mock-up.
She then shows the class the dress in the knit fashion fabric with the lacing detail seen in the magazine.	Sarah also explains how she will incorporate her own design details into the dress.
Sarah shows students what patternmaking tools she uses.
Using the right type of paper helps make patternmaking easier.
Rulers with a good curve lead to beautiful patterns, so Sarah shows the group her favorite rulers.
Knit fabrics can be challenging. Sarah gives her students some tips on how to grain and lay out knit fabric.
After fitting a muslin and noting what changes need to be made, Sarah shows her students how to translate those changes from the muslin to the pattern.
Sarah demonstrates the importance of using a curved ruler to alter a pattern.