Your Pattern Is the Problem | with Hailey Loudin + Dan McKewen

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Whether you're developing your own gear or refining a favorite project, knowing how to build an accurate, repeatable, and clear pattern is an essential skill. Our guests share professional pattern-making techniques that will help you avoid common mistakes, waste less material, and spend more time sewing instead of troubleshooting.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The most common pattern-making mistakes
• How to include seam allowances, symmetry, alignment, and the small details
• Where to start building a pattern when you have a blank slate 
• The tools professionals use to develop patterns, including Illustrator, CLO 3D, and specialized pattern-making software

Guests:

• Hailey Loudin | Dan McKewen 

Products: 

• #5 YKK Uretek Zipper 
• Challenge ULTRa TenX

Annual Sale: 

• The 2026 RBTR Annual Sale starts October 26th! Everything on the site will be discounted. 

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