sloper
Basic garment blueprint
A sloper is a basic pattern used in garment making—a template without seam allowances or design details that serves as the foundation for creating fitted clothing.
Slopers are custom-made to fit a specific body and then modified to develop various styles.
In climbing, a sloper is a hold with a rounded, downward-slanting surface that's difficult to grip: The route was all slopers—my forearms were burning.
Creating technical blueprints
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
garment · fabric · fitting · measurements · bodice · sleeve · dressmaking · alterations
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
template · garment · fabric · fitting · measurements · bodice · sleeve · dressmaking · alterations · seam
bouldering
Ropeless low-height climbing
jugs · friction · palm · chalk · hangboard · mantle · smearing · edging · compression · open-hand
gradient
Rate of change across space
angle · hill · ramp · descent · decline · pitch · lean · cant · bank · rise
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- climbing gymclimbing wall, bouldering wall, climbing hold, holds, handholds
- climbing holdscrimp, jug, pinch, pocket, edge
- patternmakingpattern blocks, drafting, pattern paper, grainline, nesting
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- rock featurescliff, cliff face, rock face, crag, overhang
sloperready-to-wear
Factory-made standard-size garments
final product · off-the-rack · fashion piece · couture gown · tailored suit
- slippery slopeArgument predicting inevitable escalation
- ski slopeMountain trail for descending
- bunny slopesEasy ski trails for beginners
- beginner slopesEasy trails for novices
- steep slopeAbrupt rise in terrain
- mountain slopeInclined surface of peak