Your most useful tool in making full use of your ideas is knowledge. To make full use of these ideas the importance of background knowledge cannot be stressed too often.
learn your craft, Know all you can learn about sewing. know all you can learn about pattern drafting-- drawing and working with material.
Know all you can learn about the art about harmony of line, foam and silhouette, about color and design.
Learn to appreciate the feeling of the material with which you intend to work. Observe how it falls into folds or how it stands out crisp, or how it clings. Practice draping different types of materials on your dress form.
Get to know your materials and how to work with them to bring out their best and most distinctive qualities.
