• The future is called tailoring

    ailoring is the future: sustainable, exclusive and made to measure. Unlike industrial fashion that pollutes and standardizes, the tailor offers technique, personal adjustment and close connection with the client. Each garment is born unique, waste-free, with its own identity. What is most ancient now appears as the true new

  • Combinations of structures

    A pattern maker doesn’t judge: they measure and adapt. This article explores how pattern making translates the body into proportions and structures, showing eight possible morphologies from the crossing of internal and external structures. A technical act that is also respect for body diversity

  • Equality lies in inequality

    Equality does not mean uniformity. This post examines the morphological differences between male and female bodies and their impact on pattern making

  • Anatomy and body measurements

    The human body is the foundation of pattern making: anatomy, reference points and essential measurements to design and cut with precision

  • Measurements 3 – Female front bust

    This article explains how to measure the front bust height on the female body and how to calculate the vertical bust development, a key parameter in pattern making. The differences between front and back bust measurements define the body shape and help build balanced, accurate patterns

  • Block

    The block pattern is the fundamental template of pattern making: neutral, anatomical and without embellishment. We explain its definition, uses, types and the role of technical ease

  • Tevipa

    TEVIPA is not a sewing blog nor just a glossary. It is a critical, multilingual tool to speak precisely about pattern making and technical tailoring