In Fitting Fashion
Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration for Mastering the Art and Science of Fit
After you've made all your fitting adjustments, there's one more step before you cut your fabric: walking the sleeve pattern to confirm it still fits the armhole correctly.
This is a verification ste...
A gaping front armhole is one of the most common fitting issues I get asked about. It can look like a need for a cup size adjustment, but if the garment is fitting well below the bust line, that may n...
The back shoulder dart has an important job. It creates the volume needed to fit the curvature of the upper back and shoulder blade and that job is worth preserving.
This video is for anyone who want...
Once you've rotated a dart to a new position, the work isn't finished. The dart still needs to be trued, which means establishing clean dart legs, setting the dart point correctly, and creating a dart...
With fitting adjustments come pattern adjustments. To make those adjustments correctly, you need to understand how patterns work.
In this video, I cover two essential pattern manipulation techniques:...
Learn how to translate the pattern's shoulder slope information into your degree of shoulder slope using a long forgotten tool that I am pretty sure you'll find in your junk drawer or a family member'...
This week I've got a really quick video that I hope you’ll find truly helpful.
It answers a question from Kelly who wanted to know how to measure her shoulder slope. A quick google search will give y...
This week I wanted to share how to adjust the shoulder width on a garment with straps [featuring the In-House Patterns Sophie Dress].
I often see and hear comments on how making shoulder adjustments ...
 If you followed through with all of the lessons in the Skirt Block Mini Class, you’ll already have a flared skirt pattern that you can use to follow along in this week’s project. If you haven’t creat...
Do you have a skirt block that you don't quite know what to do with? Or perhaps a straight skirt pattern that fits you perfectly that you'd like to use as a base for a new style? If that's the case, w...
