These leotard base patterns, designed by Travis Halsey, are the perfect start for any women's stretch project and are featured in his YouTube webinar videos. You can easily adapt these patterns to create custom leotards or leo dresses. The pattern has a back piece with fitting dart and a back seam, side front and center front piece which you can cut on the fold or with a seam depending on the design you are creating. The front princess seams can be easily eliminated and so can the back fitting darts. Having the center back seam is very handy as it gives you a perfect place to make adjustments at the performers waist and it allows the pattern to have an actual crotch seam which helps keep fabric in place over the performer’s glutes. Each pattern sheet you order has 5 different sized patterns on it. You are selecting a pattern group based off the performers back neck to waist measurement. Each pattern contains the bust and waist measurements listed below. Also note that these patterns may be printed 1/3 scale by changing the print scale to 33.3% if you would like to follow along with the YouTube videos.
Chest/Waist Measurements Included:
28-22
30-23.5
32-25
34-26.5
36-28
38-29.5
Every pattern sheet includes all of the above chest and waist combinations.
When ordering, you are selecting which back-neck-to-waist measurement you would like. There is also an option to purchase all BNW measurements to save $15!
Choose from 13”, 14”, 15”, 16” & 17”
Leo Bases (Size 17" BNW)
Patterns are in PDF format and will open and print to the correct size without any additional adjustment. There is no need to resize anything once you receive your file. There is a 3" reference square on each pattern to double check that the printing scale is correct once printed.
Downloadable patterns are intended for the use of the purchaser only. You are allowed to send your pattern to a printing company for personal use. This website maintains the same legal declaration on digital patterns as paper patterns: reproduction for gift or gain is illegal. You may only reproduce a pattern for your own use.
Any patterns or products purchased from any websites other than rachelfinzen.com that claim to be designed by Rachel Finzen, Travis Halsey, or Halsey Onstage, are illegal or counterfeit. Only this website is authorized to distribute patterns or products created by these entities, and this website is not in collaboration with any other website, tutu supplier, or pattern company.
HELPFUL TIPS AND INFORMATION FOR YOUR DIGITAL FILES:
** No patterns are wider than 36" after printing
** Patterns are in 200 dpi resolution
** Each file includes the width and length of the print in inches
** Patterns do not include step by step instructions. They do include photos, illustrations, and text to aid in the construction process. Please visit the YouTube channel for detailed instructional videos on how to generally build professional ballet costumes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDjWCgqdD742yzwdhJRmRA
You can print from home using the program, Adobe Reader. If you do not have this program, it is a free download available for both PC and Mac computers. Open the pattern file using Adobe Reader, go to "Print," and select "Poster Print." The program will automatically slice your file into as many 8.5x11" sheets of paper as needed to fully print your pattern to scale. Be certain you keep the scale of printing at 100%. Changing the scale will yield an incorrect size. Once printed, arrange the pages and tape them together. If you prefer, you make print your file on a large scale printer at an office supply store instead.