Before you begin with the drafting, you’ll need to print out a set of graduated rulers (or at least your correct-sized ruler) to use for the draft. These are based on those used by Louis Devere in his drafting manual and allow you to scale a pattern up or down to the approximate size of…
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Hey James, getting ready to start the draft pattern. I have printed out the Graduated Ruler, Size 42. I did have some 8.5 x 14 paper on hand so I printed and believe I got all but the last 1/8 inch on the paper. Now, I wanted to be sure of the scale, so I have a steel rule of 12.00″ When laid on top of the Size 42 graduated ruler, my 12.00″ rule only goes to 10.75 on the graduated ruler. So, should the graduated ruler and my steel rule measure the same in inches? Or is the Size 42 graduated ruler to measure slightly larger?
Hi Allen, Yes, that sounds correct to me. The Size 42 ruler is a bit longer than a regular ruler. If you want to test the printing accuracy, the Size 37.5 graduated ruler should be equal to a regular ruler (within about a 1/16″ at least).
Not really related, but my own shirt was a size 44, so you’ll want to look out for the overall length, sleeve length, and collar and cuff widths when drafting by directly comparing the draft to your own actual measurements. Mine turned out a little too big.