5 Reasons You Should Automate Your Drafting Process 

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Are you tired of the time-consuming and error-prone process of manually drafting sewing patterns? Automating your drafting process may be the solution you're looking for. In this blog post, we'll explore five reasons why you should consider automating your drafting process with tools like MiSlope. From reducing errors to increasing efficiency, automation can streamline your workflow and improve the fit and quality of your patterns. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of automated pattern drafting and how it can take your sewing skills to the next level.

1. Reduce Errors 

When drafting patterns manually, it's easy to make mistakes that can result in costly rework or even scrapping an entire design. Automated drafting eliminates the risk of human error, ensuring that your patterns are accurate and consistent. Automated pattern drafting can be used to create patterns for standard sizes, or it can be used to create patterns that are specifically tailored to the individual customer. In either case, automated pattern drafting is more accurate than manual pattern drafting, and it results in patterns that are more consistent in terms of size and fit.

By using the dynamic algorithms built into the MiSlope drafting tools, you can be sure that your patterns will be perfectly proportioned and sized for optimal comfort and fit. This eliminates a lot of the guesswork involved with manual pattern drafting, giving you more time to focus on the creative aspects of sewing.

2. Time-saving

Automating your drafting process allows you to quickly and easily create sewing patterns, without the need for manual calculations or drafting. You can create multiple variations of a pattern with just a few clicks, saving you the time and effort of starting from scratch for each new design. This can significantly increase your efficiency and productivity and save you hours of time that you can use for other tasks, such as sourcing materials or working on new designs. 

3. Ease of use

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced sewist, using automated pattern drafting tools like MiSlope is easy and intuitive. You simply enter your measurements, negative ease, and let MiSlope do the rest – creating patterns that are perfectly tailored to you, target demographic and/or client in just a few seconds.

4. Customization

The MiSlope drafting tools create sewing patterns and slopers based on the input of your measurements, creating a completely tailored and custom fit. With automation you can customize your patterns to fit specific sizes or body types, making it easier to create patterns that will fit you, your clients and/or your target demographic perfectly.

5. Better fit

When you purchase ready-made sewing patterns, there is often uncertainty about what measurements were used to draft the pattern. Additionally, these patterns are often designed to fit the body type of the designer, rather than the customer. With automated drafting, you have control over the measurements used to create your patterns, ensuring that they will fit your customers perfectly.


Overall, automating your drafting process can save you time, reduce errors, increase efficiency, and allow for more customization and a better fit for your customers.  MiSlope can help you take your sewing skills to the next level. So, if you're still drafting patterns manually, it's time to consider making the switch to automation. Your business (and your customers) will thank you.

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