Tips on how to draft a garment for someone living far away?
A friend is commissioning me to make an outfit for her wedding welcome party and I've never made something for another person before, she doesn't live in the same city and I've only self-drafted a pattern twice, though I've taken a bodice and skirt drafting class before. My friend has a lot of confidence in me!
She doesn't want anything too fitted with this dress below being one of the inspirations so there's not as precise fitting needed. Another thing is I would be giving her the dress 1 month before her wedding and her mom is a seamstress so she could do any final fittings or alterations.
I'm thinking of getting all her measurements and drafting a dress from scratch. Alternatively, I'm considering getting an adjustable dress form and using that to design the dress or obtaining a dress from her that she likes the fit of and basing the pattern off of that.
What are some tips and advice for this process? Thank you!
