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Maryam

@maryampro5

Traditional and Modern African Sewing Pattern Designer, Custom Garment Patterns

United Kingdom
English, French, Spanish, German
About me
Hello! I'm Maryam a professional sewing pattern designer specializing in African fashion and custom garment pattern making. I create accurate sewing patterns for Ankara dresses, Kaftans, Agbada, Dashiki, Senator wear, Boubou gowns, skirts, tops, and other traditional and modern African outfits. I help fashion designers, tailors, clothing brands, and boutique owners transform their ideas into production-ready sewing patterns with precision, quality, and attention to detail.... Read more

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Maryam
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Pattern Making
I will draft african clothing sewing pattern, dashiki, senator wear, ankara PDF
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Pattern Making
I will convert hand drawn sewing pattern to digital PDF dxf, ai pattern grading service
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Work experience

Fashiondresses_for less

Fashion Pattern Designer

Fashiondresses for less • Freelance

Feb 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 5 mos

I specialize in creating professional sewing patterns for traditional and contemporary African garments, working with fashion designers, custom tailors, clothing brands, fashion startups, boutique owners, and apparel businesses that require accurate garment patterns for production and custom tailoring. My experience includes developing custom sewing patterns from sketches, inspiration photos, measurement charts, technical garment specifications, and original fashion concepts. I create detailed garment patterns that help clients move efficiently from design ideas to sample development, fitting, production, and finished clothing collections. Over the years, I have worked on sewing pattern development for Ankara dresses, Kaftans, Agbada, Senator wear, Dashiki outfits, Boubou gowns, traditional wedding attire, Aso Oke garments, African jackets, skirts, blouses, trousers, children's African clothing, and modern Afro-fusion fashion collections. My work involves garment pattern drafting, clothing measurement analysis, garment construction planning, sewing template creation, pattern adjustments, garment fit improvements, production preparation, and apparel development for both custom-made clothing and ready-to-wear fashion collections. I understand the importance of accurate pattern drafting, garment balance, seam allowance planning, sizing consistency, and construction efficiency to ensure every sewing pattern is practical for professional tailoring and clothing manufacturing. In addition to custom sewing pattern creation, I assist fashion entrepreneurs and clothing businesses with collection development, garment prototyping, fashion product preparation, pattern modifications, and production-ready apparel templates that simplify the clothing development process. My expertise covers African fashion design, traditional garment construction, custom clothing development, apparel pattern making, fashion pattern drafting, garment production and clothing manufacturing.