In Fitting Fashion
Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration for Mastering the Art and Science of Fit
Feeling tightness across the back and restricted when you move your arms is very uncomfortable. Here's one way to feel some relief.
You'll know if you need to increase the across back of the pattern ...
A prominent shoulder blade and a rounded back lookĀ quite similar on a garment so most people solve both issues in the same way. The trouble is they require different pattern adjustments. A rounded bac...
The rounded back is one of the most common fitting issues to show up at the back, and can be one of the trickiest to be sure about. Before you make the adjustment, the real question is whether the upp...
Of all the parts of a garment, the back is the one people find hardest to fit. And it makes sense, because it's the one part you can't watch while you work on it.
In this video I use a short draping ...
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...
If you caught last weeks video tutorial youā€™ll know we began a discussion about back contour shaping on a pattern with a back yoke. In that video I shared a method of removing the yoke seam so that yo...
You might be quite familiar with making adjustments to a pattern to accommodate a more rounded back than what the pattern has been designed for. On a basic pattern with a shoulder dart, the method is ...
Last week we talked about bust adjustments on a t-shirt pattern, this week I'd like to address how to handle back contour shaping. Age and posture can take a toll on the body and sometimes can result ...
