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

 
The Armhole Sleeve Connection fitting sleeves

Oh those sleeves!

If you've been struggling with fitting sleeves you are in exactly the right place. Today is the day you'll get the guidance and insight you need to make those sleeves fit. In this v...

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How to Alter for a Forward Shoulder on a Raglan Sleeve fitting fundamentals fitting shoulders fitting sleeves

I’m wrapping up this month’s video series on raglan sleeves today so if you missed any of the previous tutorials, I suggest you watch them. I’m pretty sure you’re going to find some new to you informa...

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How to Alter the Bicep on a Raglan Sleeve fitting fundamentals fitting sleeves

This week we’re continuing on the topic of raglan sleeves. In the first video of the series I showed you how a raglan sleeve is created. In the second video I showed you how to alter for a square or s...

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How to Alter for a Square or Sloping Shoulder on a Raglan Sleeve fitting fundamentals fitting shoulders fitting sleeves

This month we’re talking all things raglan sleeves. Last week I showed you how a raglan sleeve is created from a basic pattern block so that you can more clearly understand how to make them fit you. T...

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How to Create a Raglan Sleeve fitting sleeves pattern fundamentals

Recently I’ve gotten some great questions about how to fit raglan sleeves so I thought I’d put together a video series all about them. This week, I’m going to show you how raglan sleeves are developed...

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Fitting Sleeves: How to Diagnose Sleeve Fitting Issues fitting fundamentals fitting knits fitting sleeves

Over the past couple of weeks we've been diving deep into sleeve fitting. In the first video of the series we talked about the armhole shape and size and determined how to assess if it will be a good ...

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Fitting Sleeves: The Armhole/Sleeve Connection fitting fundamentals fitting sleeves

Last week weĀ talked about the bodice armhole andĀ how to assess if will be a good foundation for the sleeve. If you missed that videoĀ you can watch it HERE.

This week is all about the sleeve and how y...

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Fitting Sleeves: The Bodice Armhole fitting fundamentals fitting sleeves

Fitting sleevesĀ can sometimes be even more challenging than fitting pants.

Most of us have experienced strange draglines, odd twisting and general discomfort on the sleeves of at leastĀ one of our sew...

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