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Title: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: ClareInStitches on March 12, 2017, 12:39:46 PM: I am part way through a Craftsy Course with Suzy Furrer, drafting my own 'pants' sloper. I have a French Curve, but she prefers to use a Hip Curve as it has a more gentle arc.

I have trawled t'interweb and the usual drafting suppliers for sources in the uk, but they seem to be either tremendously expensive or come as part of a huge set of other bits. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,
Clare
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Sewingsue on March 12, 2017, 12:49:20 PM: Linda Lee on Fitting Solo uses one as well. Seems to be something they can get easily on t'other side of the pond.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: So Chic on March 12, 2017, 12:53:39 PM: I've had a Pikaby Fashion Ruler for years which I use for hip curves but I don't know if they are still available. I also have a Morplan Pattern Master which I use a lot for altering patterns but they are quite expensive.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: UttaRetch on March 14, 2017, 08:46:57 AM: @Clare: what does a hip curve look like? I have a

(https://morplan.scene7.com/is/image/Morplan/PatternMasters?id=phFqh2&fmt=jpg)

Patternmaster

and a

(https://www.sewessential.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1800x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/n/l/nl4198l.jpg)

French curve.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Francesca on March 14, 2017, 09:42:07 AM: I have a "fashion curve" - lots of curvy edges.

But a "hip curve" will never look like the hip of anyone other than the size that all patterns are drafted for already. So good if you're making perfectly proportioned slopers. But beyond that, not worth it for me!
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Lilian on March 14, 2017, 20:43:48 PM: I found this on ebay but looking at it you could probably buy a straight metal one and curve it to your own hip.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hip-Curve-Ruler-24-in-/331979087410
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Jo on June 10, 2017, 08:05:32 AM: I have a variety of curves and use all of them more or less: the french curves for tighter curves, the hip curve for more gentle ones (funny enough, most of them not even in the hip area). If you pan on doing more pattern cutting it would be useful to invest in some. Other than that...you can free hand it using your wrist arc.
I bought mine locally but paid about 20 gbp for all of them.
Amazon seems to have a few too: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=french+curve
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Sewingsue on June 10, 2017, 08:21:24 AM: Is the flexible curve worth having?
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Jo on June 10, 2017, 08:24:45 AM: I haven't used my flexible curve in like...wait, I'm actually not sure I've ever used it. It's faster to use the other ones than to adjust the flexible one.
A flexible ruler on the other hand, that I would buy :) Mine doesn't have a ruler and I find I would really need one to measure curves (armscye, necklines etc). At the moment I use my measuring tape, but it's a bit fiddly.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: b15erk on June 10, 2017, 09:21:59 AM: I use a French Curve all the time, and also some cheap, smaller curves. Never felt the need for a hip curve though.

Jessie
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Holly Berry on June 10, 2017, 13:33:09 PM: I use the Pattrenmaster. It has a hip curve, arm Syce, right angle, grading ruler etc all in one tool. I got mine through Amazon from Fred Aldous and it cost about £10.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Kad on June 10, 2017, 15:19:54 PM: Mine came from Jaycotts and it's the same as the one that UttaRetch has. Useful for adding width/length, not used the curved side often though.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: JillH on June 11, 2017, 16:25:25 PM: I bought the Tailor and Designer curves from Lutterloh
The New Zealand site worked out cheaper than the European one though.
https://www.i-love-dressmaking.com/product/tailor-and-designer-curve-out-of-acryl/ (https://www.i-love-dressmaking.com/product/tailor-and-designer-curve-out-of-acryl/)
https://www.dressmaking.co.nz/products (https://www.dressmaking.co.nz/products)

I also have various other curves including French curves- all are useful in their own way.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Sewingsue on June 11, 2017, 19:15:32 PM: Quote from: Holly Berry on June 10, 2017, 13:33:09 PM
I use the Pattrenmaster. It has a hip curve, arm Syce, right angle, grading ruler etc all in one tool. I got mine through Amazon from Fred Aldous and it cost about £10.
I wonder why the imperial is more expensive than the metric.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: Ohsewsimple on June 11, 2017, 21:22:17 PM: I have several curved rulers and use them all for one thing and another. Don't actually have a hip curve but that hasn't been a problem.
Title: Re: Anyone bought a Hip Curve Ruler?
Post by: elephun on June 11, 2017, 23:42:04 PM: I don't use my dedicated hip curve ruler often, but I do use it. It's the steel one in the photo below. I placed my clear fashion ruler on top, matching the curve, so you can see the curves. Hopefully you can make out the general shapes and see where they overlap.

~The clear ruler's hip curve goes from 1-17, and it matches the steel hip curve ruler's curve up until approximately 16.5.
~Between 16.5 and 17, the clear fashion ruler's curve is more severe than the steel hip curve ruler's curve at the corresponding half inch.
~The steel hip curve ruler does have a more gentle curve at the top for a couple of inches.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/6a/0c/fb/6a0cfb58624d50cbfa2fdcef52d9a929.jpg)