I am releasing my Misses size 8 slopers into the commons. I grant permission to anyone who wants to use them commercially or personally. You can copy, download and size in your graphics program. My reason for making these available is to help others get a head start on their patternmaking and dressmaking business or hobby. The slopers were developed through draping on a Misses size 8 Wolf form. The grid used for the photos is in inches.

Note: The Precision Draping Method developed by Nellie Weymouth Link in 1947 is the system used. There are a few differences in the skirt from the skirt draped in a modern system. The Pencil Skirt which is used today was developed in the 1950s. It is tubular in shape and not given to much flow or movement unless slits or kickpleats are added. The skirt developed with Precision Draping is similar to the skirts you see in the 1940s: slightly A-lined, fitting smoothly over the hip and then flowing past. The result is a slight flare and movement when walking. It is more comfortable and figure flattering, too.

Basic Fitted Bodice Front and Back

Basic Unfitted Sleeve

Basic Skirt Front and Back