In Fitting Fashion

Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration for Mastering the Art and Science of Fit

 
How to Prepare a Pattern For Fitting: Part 1 fitting fundamentals

Fitting is difficult. No number of fitting books, classes and guides you’ve purchased with the words Fast, Quick or Easy in the title, is going to change that fact. Fitting is a process that takes tim...

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The Path to Fitting Mastery path to fitting mastery your guide to fitting success

Mastering any skill can be a long road so I googled "the path to mastery" and landed on this article. It certainly provided some insight-especially about the 10,000 hour rule. If you're not familiar w...

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A Guide to Your Year of Fitting Success your guide to fitting success

Fitting is generally thought to be a trial-and-error process. There is seemingly no roadmap, no sequence of logical steps to follow and no hope of ever getting a pattern to fit you. I’d like to challe...

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Pattern Design Project: BRIA Part 4 bria design project

In the last video lesson I shared all the pattern refinements for the Bria lounge pants. We altered the waist line, refined the hemline of the shorts and talked about the back crotch extension and how...

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Pattern Design Project: BRIA Part 3 bria design project

In the last video lesson we completed the basic draft for the Bria lounge pants. I hope the draft went quickly and easily for you. If things are looking a bit odd, double check your draft calculations...

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Pattern Design Project: BRIA Part 2 bria design project

Welcome back to the Bria pattern design project. In the last video I showed you how to take the body measurements needed for this draft and shared some tips on how to interpret the draft instructions ...

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Pattern Design Project: BRIA Part 1 bria design project pattern fundamentals

'Tis the season for cozy evenings, indoor projects and handmade gifts so let's make your evenings extra cozy, your indoor projects extra fun and your gifts extra special by creating made to measureĀ lo...

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Developing a Handmade Wardrobe: Part 3 The Sunny Knit Top fitting knits wardrobe planning

An oversized, comfy sweater is always the first thing I reach for on a chilly morning. The Sunny Knit Top by Style Arc is a pattern that I've had for quite a while. I put it on my Fall season wardrobe...

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Developing a Handmade Wardrobe: Part 2 The Debra Knit Top fitting knits wardrobe planning

There is no question that knit garments are comfortable to wear and quick to sew but while most would say they are also "easy to fit", you may have found that it's difficult to determine what the fina...

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Developing a Handmade Wardrobe: Part I The Miranda Skirt wardrobe planning

How is your new season sewing coming along?Ā I've got quite a few pieces all made up and I can't wait to show you.

If you watched the most recent video series on How to Plan a Handmade Wardrobe that W...

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