Before starting such production, make a record of the following details: What is your garment supposed to be; a blouse, jacket, coat or cape. Length of your garment, length of sleeves. What style of fitting. What style of front, single or double breasted. Style of lapel or collar, if the garment is supposed to be lay-over, button-up collar or collarless. Cuffs or no cuffs on sleeves. Style of pockets and flaps. How many pockets shall the garment contain, how many buttons and button holes and what style or size. How shall the lengths of the garment be cut, if cut-a-way front with round back or straight bottom.
After you have completed such record, you are about ready to begin to make the foundation of your pattern. Now decide or particular remember the size of your model sizes that you have to use and see particularly if the style of garment you are to originate is suitable for that model size or section for all sizes, which you may originate, as it is important to remember that some styles will be practical for women's and misses' sizes and will not be practical for any other smaller sizes as junior's children's and infant's Therefore, decide well before making this important step and see that your time will not be wasted.
