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Did you download our free bodice block? Oops I just noticed a little ish on the back bodice shoulder dart. The dart legs aren’t trued, that is when you close the darts, the back shoulder line doesn’t match up properly. Did you notice? My bad. I am sorry for this oversight and I have corrected it. I have brought down the old download link and here is the link to the revised and updated pattern in Size 10 only. https://dl.orangedox.com/zouUyc47bmhWFZ20j0  Did you purchase the full size range, please check your email for download link for the updated version. If you have downloaded any of our patterns, I would sincerely appreciate your feedback. POST UPDATE, 11TH APRIL,2017 So the link I posted above is for the free trouser block and not the revised basic  bodice block. I am sorry once again. Here is the new link. 

Happy International Women's Day Hi there. How are you doing? Happy International Women's Day to you and all the women in your life. To contribute our little quota to this year's celebration, we have discounted all our sewing patterns by a 25%.Yay! Offer valid from now till Friday, 10th March 2017. Have you wanted to buy our PDF patterns- now this is the time. Our multi-sized patterns ensure you can make something not only for yourself but also for the other beautiful women in your life. To take advantage of these offers, visit sewexplicitpatterns.com

Hello all. HAppy new month! How are you doing? So today we are delving into patternmaking. Yay! No better way than to start with this outfit designed by Ralph Lauren for Melania Trump for the Inauguration ceremony. So this outfit trended cos it was so gorgeous and very apt for the occasion. Me likey.  I plan to make the “Celebrity Style HacK” a fixture on the blog where I will be showing you how I think a (trending) celebrity outfit has been patterned. Hopefully, I might get around to making and sewing actual samples for us to see, or you (yes you) might just help us with the sample and send it to me or tag me @sewexplicit on Instagram. Or let us create a hashtag #CelebrityStyleHack. Hehehe.

I know a whole of Nigerian sewers prefer to self-draft their patterns. Well, this post is for you if you like to draft your own sewing patterns. I am reviewing a vintage pattern making text book from the 1940s. I first came across a copy of this book about 12 years ago. It was my intro to drafting books and I have learnt immensely from it over the years. At a time when I wished for current/popular texts, I thought it was ancient  and not relevant.  I have come to realise that this book remains one of the best. A number of modern authors have directly or indirectly referenced the book. Trends may change but the fundamental principles remain the same.

NEW PATTERN ALERT! FREE PATTERN ALERT!! BODICE/TORSO BLOCK WITH SLEEVE BLOCK So you want to draft your own patterns, no problem we have got the basic blocks covered. Let us reduce your pattern production time by offering you our well drafted trouser block pattern available in sizes 6 to 14. As a bonus, Quarter Scale patterns are included so you can practice with.

NEW PATTERN ALERT! FREE PATTERN ALERT!! BODICE/TORSO BLOCK WITH SLEEVE BLOCK So you want to draft your own patterns, no problem we have got the basic blocks covered. Let us reduce your pattern production time by offering you our well drafted bodice block pattern available in sizes 6 to 14. As a bonus, Quarter Scale patterns are included so you can practice with. Download  for free the Bodice Block in size 10 only   here To buy the complete Set, run to the SewExplicit Patterns   webstore . It is currently on sales for just 1000 Naira (approximately 3.5USD).    Did I remember to tell you that you can also pay via direct bank transfer?

Hi, This is our first ever sales so grab this opportunity to buy our sewing patterns at a whopping 40%  discount. Use the discount code CYM16 at checkout.  Offer valid till 3rd December, 2016. We have also updated the layout format of our sewing patterns to conform with the more popular method, that is we have gone from "trimless patterns" to "trim patterns". You will understand me better if you  downloaded the free  EBUN pattern. You no longer have to download separate instruction file and pattern file as the same pattern file can be printed on to either A4 size or US Letter size paper. See you in our pattern store!