Copying Head Scarf Pattern [Dressmaking,Pattern Drafting]

Head scarf, in my context, refers to Muslim women head scarf (known as "hijab" in Arabic Language and "tudung" in Malay Language). By definition it is a head covering worn in public by Muslim women.


Yuitsumuni (http://yuitsumuni.com/2009/05/18/do-it-yourself-tudung/) provides a Do-It-Yourself guides on headscarf. One of the pictorial guides (which is actually borrowed from someone else's work) is copied to here.


This guide is for creating pattern from an existing head scarf. The following steps correspond to the above photo set.

1. Get the head scarf component items.
2. Get the head scarf that you like.
3. Trace the awning component (the top front part of head scarf that looks like the "bill" part of a baseball cap)
4. Cut the awning template.
5. Select the fabric for awning component.
6. Cut the fabric in 5 based on the template in 4.
7. Cut the interface for the awning (to strengthen the awning shape).
8. Lay the pieces together.
9. Stitch the interfacing.
10. Fold the stitched fabric to form triangle shape.
11. Find the matching fabric for the main component of head scarf.
12. Fold the fabric and trace the head scarf shape from the existing piece.
13. Stitch the awning part to the main component of head scarf.
14. Stitch the main part starting from the chin part down to the bottom part.
15. &
16. It's done.

Size Chart For Ladies Clothes [Dressmaking, Pattern Drafting]

I surfed the web to find the size chart for ladies, particularly the jubah, muslimah t-shirt and malay traditional wear.

An Nasihah (http://www.anasihah.portalniaga.com) portal provides a comprehensive set of size charts covering most of the designs.

Another site, Az-Zahra (http://azzahra-muslimah-tshirt.blogspot.com/), simplifies the chart into the following:

In addition to this, portal wanitamelayu (http://www.wanitamelayu.com/)disinguishes between Baju Kurung Pahang and Baju Kurung Moden.

And finally, a google image search gives me the chart for the little ones:

Sumayyah designs her cloth [Dressmaking, Pattern Drafting]

Sumayyah told me that she wanted to design her own busana cloth. I brought her to a textile shop and let her pick the material she likes. A salesgirl wanted to offer some suggestion but I said let my daughter pick what she wants. She finally decided on polka dot fabric. White for the top bodice, black for bottom and sleeves.

When we reached home, I asked her to sketch the cloth design. From the sketch, I drew the Artist Impression and Technical Drawing. How lovely it looks.