Commercial Sewing Pattern Poll
The following is a survey I am conducting for a problem-solving class in college. It seems to me that [redacted]. If you have the time, please copy and paste the questions and post your answers to the comments of this entry, just like if you were filling out a meme. Thanks very much for your time
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2. about 30
3. I go through periods of sewing every day then not sewing for a month or so
4. sewing is merely one of my creative outlets
5. lately 50% for me, 50% for others
6. clothing for adults, clothing accessories for adults, alterations for adults, home decor items
7. yes for clothing, because they good starting points for more custom clothing, they are often on sale, and they carry a wide range of vintage-styled clothing patterns
8. yes, when I cannot find something I specifically wanted to make from one of the larger companies and I could not figure out how to make it without a pattern; instructions have been of the same ease or difficulty as the big brands depending on the pattern; I also make my own patterns for things I designed and make more than one of
9. I read over the instructions first, but because I usually modify items quite a bit, I follow the instructions I need for some parts and wing it on others to get my desired result; if I see something wonky in the instructions, I write my version of how to do it on those instructions so I'll have it if I make that item again
10. I hate to say "both" here, but it really depends on the pattern, and not just the pattern maker
11. aim for the lesser-experienced sewer, those who have been sewing awhile can skim over the parts they know how to do
12. diagrams are helpful, but could be done better (see #13 & 16)
13. absolutely, because sometimes the diagrams don't make much sense with the written instruction, or at least in my head
14. I don't think duplicating the same instructions & diagrams would be of any help to me
15. absolutely! Likely I'd watch the video as opposed to reading the instructions.
16. make sure the diagrams make sense with the written instructions, it often seems as if the diagrams were done on one continent and the instructions on another; additionally that thin tissue paper is a nightmare to work with, especially if used more than once - older patterns used thicker tissue paper, and one company I buy patterns from uses a white bond-type paper which is much easier to work with because it doesn't tear as easily
17. a Butterick Victorian blouse; it was quite difficult because of the number of parts and my trying to wrap my head around the instructions which could have been worded much more clearly, then when I tried it on the bodice did not fit at all so I had to do a lot of modifying and tailoring for a nice fit (I made it before I had a mannequin)
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