After it was requested on this topic, we held a Questions and Answers meeting on Zoom. We were only 4 people at the meeting and it was a nice, friendly discussion on curves and formulas, etc. which we all enjoyed.
We decided to have another meeting next week Friday at 7pm CAT (Central Africa Time). If anyone would like to join us, please send me a private message so that I can send you the location.
Is this still running?
Hello and welcome to the Seamly forum, @Caroline_Antonia
At the moment, it has been quiet and set to Question & Answer sessions, however, I am considering a new lesson on drafting trousers.
If you would like to be added to the private group where any announcements are posted along with the link, please let me know.
Bonjour, je serai également intéressée mais ne sais pas si mon niveau d’anglais sera suffisant.
Par ailleurs il va falloir que je vérifie quelle sera l’heure pour Paris.
En tout cas excellente initiative
Bonjour, je serai également intéressée mais ne sais pas si mon niveau d’anglais sera suffisant.
Par ailleurs il va falloir que je vérifie quelle sera l’heure pour Paris.
En tout cas excellente initiative
Bonne journée
Bonjour, @Clauettedu02
Malheureusement, je ne parle que l’anglais, mais je parle lentement et vous pouvez toujours me demander de répéter de manière plus simple ou avec d’autres mots si vous ne comprenez pas. La plupart des gens seront ravis d’avoir un peu plus de temps pour s’assurer qu’ils suivent correctement et qu’ils ont bien compris.
Je suis en Afrique du Sud, donc mon fuseau horaire est presque le même qu’en France, ce qui ne devrait pas poser de problème. J’essaie de réaliser ce patron de pantalon par petites étapes, sur plusieurs samedis, à raison d’une à une heure et demie par session, afin que les personnes qui travaillent puissent y assister.
Pour l’instant, je suis encore en train d’élaborer un plan de cours, donc cela risque de prendre un certain temps avant que je commence cette session.
Hello, @Clauettedu02
Unfortunately, I only speak English, but I go slowly and you can always ask me to repeat in a simpler way or in different words if you don’t understand - most people will be happy to have the extra time to make sure that they are following correctly and that they have understood.
I’m in South Africa, so my time is almost the same as in France, so that shouldn’t be a problem, and I’m trying to do this trousers pattern in small sections over a few weeks of 1 to 1.5 hours long on a Saturday, so that people who work may attend.
At the moment, I am still putting a lesson plan together, so it may be a while before I start this session.
Merci pour la réponse Grace, je croyais que la visio était le vendredi hors dans le 2ème message c’est samedi. Merci de me communiquer le lien, j’essaierai d’être présente lors de la prochaine. A bientôt
Claudine
Les réunions ont en fait été déplacées au mercredi, mais je souhaite faire le projet de pantalon un samedi.
Je vais vous ajouter au groupe afin que vous puissiez voir les messages lorsque j’aurai fixé une date et une heure.
Yes please. That would be great. I downloaded your pattern for bodice block, and trouser block and it’s so great. Thank you for creating those.
Do you have anymore? I had a look but haven’t been able to find anything yet. I wanted to create a bodice that goes down to the hip rather than the waist.
I can’t think which patterns you downloaded that I created. There are probably a lot that I posted on my learning journey. 
If you take 5 measurements - waist to hip, front side and back - and then the hip - front and back arc half. extend the front and back centre lines by the distance of the front and back waist to hip measurements to get the hip level on the centre lines. Then, at a right angle to these new points, measure out a line the distance of the front and back hip arcs to establish the width of the hips (you can add 1cm ease to each of the arcs).
Measure the distance of the side waist to hip from the existing waist side point to the new hip arc points for the front and the back side seam.
Draw a curve from about 2cm above the waist point on the side seam to the new point at the hip on the side seam to resemble the shape of the body on both front and back (make sure that they’re the same length). Draw another gentle curve from the centre front to the side seam on both the front and the back.
Place a point on the back hip line curve at 270° from the centre of the dart on the back waist line. Measure downwards between these 2 points 2/3’s for the lower dart point at the back and connect the dart point to the existing dart legs on the waist line. Repeat on the front dart but instead of measuring down 2/3’s, just measure down by 1/2.
You should end up with something like this:
This took me longer to type than to do.
Challenge: Let’s see if you can find the tools to use.
Hola, Grace.
Pudieras mandarme el enlace, porfavor. Me encantarĂa participar.
Gracias 
Te he añadido al grupo privado. Por desgracia, solo hablo inglés y esta noche será principalmente una sesión de preguntas y respuestas en la que discutiremos cualquier tema que surja. Publicaré un enlace en el grupo que podrás seguir para acceder a la reunión.
Muchas Gracias. No se preocupe por el Idioma. Yo no hablo Ingles, pero lo entiendo bastante.
Thank you for all that you do. I’d love to join the the private group and upcoming trousers drafting sessions! Just getting back into patternmaking.
Hello and welcome to the Seamly forum, @carlygold
I don’t know when I’ll be holding those sessions, but I’ve added you to the group.
i would love to be included in the drafting trousers if that hasn’t already happened.
I’ve sent you an invite to the group.
Hello, Grace.
I hope you have been well. I still lurk occasionally. I would like to be added to the list to get updates about zoom meetings. I have mostly been working with bodices (in my costume work) and not done much with pants.
Thanks,
“Anna”
Hello, @AnnaFields
I’ve sent you an invite to the group.
