Trained leaders offer instruction at the county level to boys and girls capable of advanced sewing and design projects. Several counties own Flash 'N Fashion and Dress Shop software.
Patternmaking Software
Some of the commercial fashion software available for pattern making is listed below.
- Dress Shop, from Livingsoft, makes custom-fit patterns from measurements, or uses standard sizes. No pattern-drafting skills are necessary. Garments are designed by making choices from a built-in selection of features, and by manipulating measurements.
- Flash N'Fashion, from Media Motion Publications, is a simple program that allows users to design outfits for 12 and 18-inch dolls. They can be viewed as an on-screen fashion show, printed as paper doll outfits, or printed as sewing patterns. Step-by-step instructions for cutting and assembling a garment using the patterns are illustrated, along with video clips of basic sewing skills. Media Motion Publications, developer of Flash N' Fashion, is no longer directly selling the software to the public. Search the Internet for current suppliers or try Secure Shopping.
- Fittingly Sew, from , can be used to design custom patterns, as provision is made for adjusting fullness, pleats, darts, and shape of curves. It also contains built-in templates for designs. Standard sizes are included, or the user may create a personal sloper. Fittingly Sew can be used to design quilt blocks and doll clothes, as well
- Software requires users to draw patterns from basic sloper from either standard pattern measurements or personal measurements. Basic, deluxe, home, expert, and marker versions are available.
