How do I enlarge a pattern template?

How do I enlarge a pattern template?

Measure the pattern (in the book or reduced on paper) and multiply that measurement by as much as needed. For example, if the pattern says ‘enlarge by 200%’, then multiply the starting size by 2. If the pattern says ‘enlarge by 150%’, then multiply the starting size by 1.5.

How do I enlarge a print pattern?

1. Set up your printer with the largest paper available.
2. Dial in the enlargement settings.
3. Estimate your copy sections.
4. Copy the sections.
5. Scan your pattern page.
6. Edit your photo in Microsoft Paint.
7. Set up the print page.
8. Print the pattern.

How can I enlarge a pattern from small scale to full scale?

First, turn the miniature pattern into a usable size by enlarging it enough to fill one 81⁄2 x 11 sheet of paper. Next, select one line on the miniature pattern with a given length. The directions or a scale bar or grid on the pattern tells you that line’s full-scale length. Measure the miniature line’s length.

How do you alter a pattern?

A pattern can be altered and adjusted three ways:

1. By folding out excess fullness to make an area smaller.
2. By slashing and spreading or overlapping along pattern lines to increase or decrease dimensions.
3. By redrawing darts or seamlines.

What does 200% enlargement mean?

For instance, to make something twice the size of the original, increase the pattern by 200 percent. If you have finished dimensions in mind, you can calculate this percentage. Divide the finished dimension of one length of your intended project by the finished dimension of the same length of the original project.

What is slash method?

The slash method, both slash and spread and slash and close is a fundamental pattern making technique in which a pattern piece is cut or slashed and then spread apart to add fullness or closed to reduce fullness. This technique is most often used to add fullness.