Canadian Costumer's Digital Research Initiative Results
This research is targeted to Canadian Costumers, and more specifically to those working in the production of theatrical costumes.
This research is targeted to Canadian Costumers, and more specifically to those working in the production of theatrical costumes.
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Cathleen Sbrizzi: What was the most difficult aspect of using digital patterning<br />
software?<br />
KaeLeah Spallin: Just re-learning, drafting in a different way. Using my computer<br />
brain at the same time as my drafting brain...It was so hard, not just being able to<br />
manipulate paper.<br />
CS: Do you feel like it's gotten better? Do you feel more comfortable with it after<br />
having spent three months doing it or?<br />
KS: Yes, because when I was first drafting that block, my first block it took ages,<br />
but by the time we got to the last thing it did get easier even though it was still<br />
hard.<br />
CS: What were your favorite tools? What are your go-to’s when you're drafting<br />
digitally?<br />
KS: The measurement tool, when you right click and you can put in the length of<br />
the line or like find center...that sort of thing is nice. I liked the curve tools on<br />
CLO, but not on Gerber. Like adding pleats and stuff. On CLO, it works really well<br />
to add fullness and instead of the traditional cutting a piece of paper and taping.<br />
CS: What do you value the most in digital patterning? Where do you feel like it<br />
has the most value in your process?<br />
KS: I'd say storage.<br />
CS: And do you think it makes it worth it though, to have to put all the effort to<br />
learn it and to draft it just to have access to it later? Or if you could avoid ever<br />
learning digital drafting and you could just outsource someone who would, say,<br />
digitize your files for you, would that be a better thing? Would you just not<br />
bother?<br />
KS: I kind of like it, like we all said it's strangely addictive, right so? I don't mind<br />
doing it, especially in CLO...With Gerber it was just too expensive and too clunky<br />
for what we do. Also, you can control it if you're not handing it off to somebody<br />
else and then you have to trust that they're translating your pattern<br />
correctly...You know what you've done, and you can go in and alter it too. I<br />
mean, it's a nice thing to do if you've made it and then you’re going in to alter it.<br />
CS: You said the automatic sewing, is that something that expedites it, then it's<br />
not such a headache to put together for that 3D fitting? Then it makes a big<br />
difference too, right?<br />
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