Free TNG Jumpsuit Pattern! (Tasha Yar season 1)

I recently posted about how I had the privilege of studying a screen-used Tasha Yar TNG jumpsuit, courtesy of Angelo Cifaldi.

In addition to thoroughly documenting the costume’s dimensions and construction, I actually extrapolated a sewing pattern from it, using a technique I learned from a book called 101 Sewing Secrets from the Singer Sewing Reference Library.

Basically, this process entails pinning or hand-basting a layer of muslin to the garment and lightly tracing the seam lines (etc.) with a pencil.

I did this for all of the jumpsuit body panels!

I then transferred my muslin pattern to my dot-and-cross pattern-drafting paper, “true-ing” all the seam lines with the various rulers needed and double-checking everything for accuracy.

Then, I added all the corresponding seam/hem allowances to the appropriate edges and traced the pieces onto the large sheets of paper I usually use for my Tailors Gone Wild sewing patterns.

I’ve since had it scanned at my local copy/print shop, given it a good polish, and digitally labeled it, so it’s all ready to go!

You can download my traced pattern here for free.

The pattern is a PDF, comprised of two large pages.

Both pages are 36″ x 48″.

Click here for instructions for how to print a digital pattern download. 🙂

A few notes on the pattern draft:

Keeping in mind that these jumpsuits were basically skin-tight, the finished garment measurements are: 36” chest/bust, 27” waist, and 38 ½” hips. According to Google, Denise Crosby is 5’ 8” tall.
As you may recall from my costume examination, some of the specific seam lines were slightly asymmetrical (e.g. shoulder seams, armscye seams, etc.). I took the liberty of making these seams symmetrical – both for my convenience, and for yours. 🙂
As you may also recall from my costume examination, the side front and side back panels were not proportionate and the diagonal waist seam lines did not properly intersect at the side seams. (I believe this to have been because the jumpsuit was cinched in a bit across the back after it was already made.) I preserved the screen-used proportions, but I redrew the diagonal waist seam lines so they do properly intersect at the side seams.
The neckline, upper/lower yoke, and front crotch seam allowances are ⅜”; the center front/zipper seam allowances are 1”; the side and inseam allowances are ⅝”; all other seam allowances are ½”.
This traced pattern is VERY close to the original, but you’ll want to allow a tiny margin (say, about ⅛” in any given direction) for “human error.”

Here’s a comparison between the screen-used Tasha Yar jumpsuit, and a replica I made using this extrapolated pattern I’m sharing:

Those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed that I accidentally made the lower front slits a bit too tall; this was a minor error during construction, not with the pattern itself.

(I forgot about the pants’ hem facing on the screen-used and had mistakenly intended to hem the pant legs “normally,” thus shortening the slits … oops!)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the free pattern. 🙂