Having purchased this powder-blue satin with a less fabric-consuming conception in mind, finding a way to manage the voluminous design from the available meters was a core concern whilst drawing patterns.

With an ascertained gathering factor creating pieces arrangeable to span full widths of fabric; the lay-out of the sleeve and body parts requires them to be cut singularly from laid open textile as opposed to doing so with the fabric folded in double; adding the extra task of manually selecting left and right sides during cutting, turning the process more prone to errors, but delivering maximum flow without loss of fabric.

This instance of the routined cutting process proves that with some clever arrangement only very little material has to be wasted, letting the fixed patterns guide the fabric usage to outline the variable ones, shows the shape of the inset pocket being defined by the existing short short pieces, leaving as much as possible of this supple wool material to remain, supporting the possibility of making an addendum piece within the next years.