Patent ID: 8813378

Claim:
A method of drafting garment patterns, comprising: a) obtaining two-dimensional photographic images of a subject having a body; b) generating a subject body outline in software from the photographic images, the subject body outline having scaled dimensions corresponding to the body of the subject and upon which measurements can be made; c) acquiring access to a style drawing, the style drawing being a line representation of at least a portion of a garment and having boundary lines defined by parametric constraints; d) aligning the style drawing relative to the subject body outline; e) adjusting the boundaries of the style drawing relative to the subject body outline; f) providing a pattern associated with the style drawing; and g) automatically drafting a garment pattern to fit the subject corresponding at least in part on the adjustments to the boundaries of the style drawing, the pattern printed or printable on flexible sheet material and including indicia indicating the cuts required for making a garment that corresponds to the style drawing and which fits the subject.