BWU CLASSROOM

VStitcher Foundational
Course Schedule
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1 LECTURE 1 LAB LECTURE 2 LAB

WEEK 2 LECTURE 3 LAB LECTURE 4 LAB

WEEK 3 LECTURE 5 LAB LECTURE 6 LAB

WEEK 4 LECTURE 7 LAB LAB

Week Four... One to Many Training

Full Garment Workflow Questions & Questions &

Assignment 7 Assignment 7

Lecture 75 (2hrs) Lab Lab

ASSIGNMENT 7
 OVERVIEW
ASSIGNMENT 7

• Full Garment
Workflow!
CAMI

FIRST GARMENT!
Import & Organize
1. Import DXF
2. Import Avatar > OliviaClassroom.vsa (shared in folder)
3. Make sure in A pose
4. Organize and arrange patterns

Download & Assign Fabrics

5. Download ITY Jersey and Mesh Midweight
6. Assign ITY to lining and Mesh Midweight to shell

Arrange
7. Arrange front bodice in front torso, curve cluster
8. Arrange front bodice upper outer in separate curve
cluster, scale down
9. Arrange back bodice in back torso, curve cluster
10. Arrange straps in shoulder cluster
11. Set outer layer pieces to layer 3
12. Refine 3D prepare if needed
CAMI CONTINUED…
Stitch

FIRST GARMENT!
13. Stitch lining & strap
14. Stitch outer to itself
15. Stitch neckline and armhole from outer to lining

CAM I
16. Stitch under bust steam from outer to lining
17. Stitch side seams from outer to lining, note: hem is
shorter on lining!
18. Dress
Import & Organize

Final details
1. Import DXF

2. Import Avatar > Olivia.vsa (shared in folder)

19. Lower grid size on strap to 0.5

3. Make sure in A pose

4. Organize and arrange patterns

20. Lower grid size on gathered panel to 0.5

21. Lower grid size of mesh pattern pieces to 0.5
Download & Assign Fabrics

5. Download ITY Jersey and Mesh Midweight

22. Force multiplier on straps

6. Assign ITY to lining and Mesh Midweight to shell

23. Directional seam on neckline and empire seam

Arrange

24. Download ISO 505, assign to lettuce hem

7. Arrange front bodice in front torso, curve cluster

8. Arrange front bodice upper outer in separate curve cluster, scale down

25. Download ISO 406, offset .5” in (remember the

9. Arrange back bodice in back torso, curve cluster

10.
back), assign to lining hem
Arrange straps in shoulder cluster

26. Add lettuce hem to mesh hem (shrink -20% with

11. Set outer layer pieces to layer 3

12.
.15 depth)
Refine 3D prepare if needed

27. Color with your choice of colors

28. Save snapshot “Cami” & save file (garment + avatar
& accessories)
 SECOND GARMENT!

SKIRT
Import & Organize
1. File > import > Cargo skirt dxf
2. Merge into existing file
3. Organize patterns

Download & Assign fabrics

4. Download Twill Lightweight
5. Download #3 Metal Zipper, bring in another puller to swap it in
6. Assign Twill to all skirt pieces
7. Drag and drop new color onto one cargo pocket piece (this will clone the fabric)
8. Assign the new colored twill fabric to WB pieces and cargo pockets
9. Adjust the physics on the fabric that is used on waistband and pockets to be “double layer physics”

Arrange (arrange a bit high, skirt drops a lot on dress)

10. Front Skirt and WB pieces to front skirt
11. Bk skirt and WB pieces to back skirt
12. Remaining (side) pieces to side torso, flat cluster,
13. optional: new cluster for cargo pocket (if you do, remember the other side)
14. Refine 3D prepare
15. Pockets to layer 1
16. Cargo pockets to layer 3
17. Cargo pocket flap to layer 4
Double Physics Guide When to Use
When to use & how to apply: For a folded piece – to
emulate 2 layers (ex.
Neckband)

For a piece with 2 layers but

X2 only using 1 pattern piece
(ex. Collar)
X2
X10 For a piece with interfacing
X2
(ex. Cuff)

X2 How to Apply
Click on fabric in your
Materials Tab

Select “Physics” in context

view

Change the values of Mass,

Thickness, Bend, Stretch
and Shear
 SECOND GARMENT!

SKIRT CONTINUED…
Stitch
18. Turn off use in 3D for cargo pockets and flap (temporarily)
19. Waistband pieces to the main skirt pieces, waistbands to each other
20. Front skirt to side panel seam (be sure to include top of pocket edge)
21. Side panel to front skirt seam
22. Side panel to back skirt seam
23. Side pocket piece to side skirt panel
24. Stitch center back
25. Add back dart

Zipper
26. Manual assign zipper, stop at notch (assign tool)
27. Adjust zipper width to 0.5 (select tool, select zipper on the pattern)

Elastic
28. Select top and bottom edge of side panel WB
29. Shrink 40%
30. Force multiplier amount 2, depth 1.5 (accounts for elastic)
31. Lower grid size of side pocket and side WB to 0.5
32. Dress
 SECOND GARMENT!

SKIRT CONTINUED...
Pleat & cargo pocket
33. Turn on Use in 3D for cargo pockets
34. Stitch cargo pocket to side panel
35. Assign pleat to cargo pocket
36. Pleat 1 in width, box pleat
37. Dress/style
38. Turn on Use in 3D and Stitch flaps to side panel
39. Stitching construction to directional
40. Lower grid to 0.5 on both pockets and flaps
41. Dress/style as needed (clear styling if Autolock was used earlier)

Final details
42. Download ISO 301 (from seams and trims library)
43. Clone 406 as it will be a different color for the skirt – assign to pocket flap and skirt seams and upper
pocket opening.
44. Chane corner seam alignment to meet where necessary.
45. 301> offset to 1”, assign to the entire sweep hem
46. Add artwork> Camo print
47. Add camo as allover print, change colors to your liking
48. Assign the new grouped material on skirt pieces.
49. Save snapshot “Skirt”
CARDIGAN
Import & Organize

THIRD GARMENT!
1. File > import > cardigan DXF
2. Merge into existing file
3. Organize 2D window

Download & Assign fabrics

4. Download rib 2x2 100% cotton, assign to trim cuffs, rib hem, hood
and front bodice trims
5. Download mini French terry, assign to all cardigan body pieces

Arrange
6. Front bodice and front bodice trim in front torso, new cluster
7. Bk bodice in back torso, new cluster
8. Sleeves in sleeve cluster
9. Cuffs in cuff cluster
10. Rib hem in back low waist, scale to wrap avatar better
11. Arrange hood and trim in back hood cluster
12. Refine prepare positions where needed
13. Set body to layer 5 (including ribs)
14. Set hood to layer 6 (including ribs)
15. Apply fold to rib trims – prepare angle needs to be –140 for all
16. You can also “flip fold direction” on pieces that seem to be facing
the wrong direction, if any (ie. edge faces down instead of up)
CARDIGAN CONTINUED…
Stitch
17. Side seams, Shoulders, Front & back armhole

THIRD GARMENT!
18. Sleeve inseam. Sleeve hem to cuff (note: stitch folded edges of the cuff back to main body, not
to itself, it folds better)

CARDIGAN
19. Multi-stitch front bodice trim to front bodice and WB trim
20. Multi-stitch rib hem trim to main body

21. Stitch hood to neckline

22. Stitch hood trim to hood

23. Stitch hood trim to itself

24. Hood trim to front bodice trim

25. Texture of bottom rib – rotate within the diffuse menu, change rotation to 180 degrees

26. Dress, save snapshot “cardigan”

Final details

27. Download button >Flat button 2 holes from seams and trims library (feel free to choose a
different one)

28. Assign to drill points or 3, 1” in up from hem, spaced 2” apart

29. Unbutton

30. Can increase size of button if desired - change diffuse of buttons to camo if desired, change
thread to be DTM

31. Add Artwork> Browzwear logo

32. Assign the logo to the inside center back of cardigan

33. Lower grid on rib trims, bodice and sleeve patterns to 0.5

34. Change to “arms down” pose

35. Style the hood down, save hood down snapshot
*Hood will collide with hair so styling with the hood down is necessary

Optional –Colorways
37. Feel free to create other colorways and use different prints/artwork as you please. Have fun!
 CHANGE POSE

ARMS DOWN
THIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE “OLIVIA OUTFIT NORMAL” PRESET

TIP!
DON’T FORGET TO SAVE A
FINAL SNAPSHOT BEFORE
UPLOADING TO
STYLEZONE
STYLEZONE
SHARE TO STYLEZONE

BOARD:
LECTURE 7 ASSIGNMENT

STYLE:
YOUR FULL NAME_L7A7_FULL
GARMENT WORKFLOW

QUALITY STANDARD:
(BROWZWEAR) OLIVIA OUTFIT NORMAL

*UPLOAD WITH HOOD DOWN

**OPTIONAL: INCLUDE UP TO 4
COLORWAYS
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