In Fitting Fashion

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

Quick Tips for Patterns that Fit: Neckline Balance quick tips

This week I wanted to continue the conversation about neckline fitting so in this video I'm talking about the gaping front neckline and a method of correcting it that you may not have seen before. 

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News For You: Marjie the Half Scale Alvanon Dress Form news for you

Hello!

I've got a bit of news for you this week and it's something I'm really excited about. If you've been following on Facebook, you may have noticed a photo I posted about a week ago.

This is M...

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Why the Front Pattern is Wider than the Back quick tips

For my more advanced sewing enthusiasts, this weeks video may be a little on the obvious side but I find that I get this question a lot so I thought I would cover it for those of you who are new to pa...

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Quick Tips for Patterns that Fit: Troubleshooting Your Bicep Girth Adjustment quick tips

Recently I got an email from Gigi. She shared a lovely compliment, made a very valid comment about a blog post I did some time ago and asked a very good question. She suggested that her struggle with ...

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Quick Tips for Patterns that Fit: How Patterns Work quick tips

This week I have a follow up video to Four Things that Will Get You to a Better Fit Faster. If you didn't catch that one you might want to watch it before diving into this one.

In this week's video I...

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Quick Tips for Patterns that Fit: Four Things that Will Get You to a Better Fit Faster quick tips

If you feel short on sewing time and you've been struggling with fitting your sewing projects, you need a quick start guide. Watch this video to get exactly that. I'll go over four things you can do t...

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Quick Tips for Patterns That Fit: The Reason Your T-Shirt May Need a Bust Dart fitting knits quick tips

Have you ever wondered why you have those draglines under the bust on all your T-Shirts? No matter how hard you try, you can never seem to be rid of it!

In some cases this is caused by a need for a f...

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Quick Tips for Patterns that Fit: Take a Walk quick tips

Hey there! Today I found a few minutes to record this Quick Tip video while I was preparing for The Fitting Fun Workshop I'll be holding in November.  This video demonstrates how to walk your sleeve p...

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Quick Tips for Patterns that Fit: The Gaping Front Armhole quick tips

This week I have a Quick Tip for you. I get questions about the gaping front armhole often, this issue is so common and often misunderstood even though this is probably the easiest fitting issue to co...

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PATTERN FUNDAMENTALS: How to Pattern the Trumpet Sleeve pattern fundamentals

In this final video of the Pattern Fundamentals series, we're going to use the basic sleeve block to design the pattern of one of the most popular sleeve styles this year.

If you've missed the previo...

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