Step 1 Use basic back leg pattern piece. This original pattern should measure up to your waist and hip measurement. Redraw this piece to work on as it is important to retain the original pattern piece to keep as a reference. The straight grain line is obtained by folding the pattern piece in ½ starting
Since I get so many items tailored and am always asked about how much alterations cost, I’ve compiled a pricing guide below. I hope this...
It is essential to figure out how sewing prices per hour are so that we can start profiting from our skills. Learn how much to charge for sewing services.
Need to change the position of the vertical cup seam? This tutorial is for you! If your apex (the fullest part of the breast, usually the nipple) is not aligned with the vertical seam, it may benefit the fit and cup shape to move the seam. In this example, I will be moving the position…
Creating a test garment and fitting a pattern is pretty standard among sewists, because rarely do we fit into whatever standard measurements a designer uses. Ready-to-wear clothing is designed to fit a wide range of bodies, which is why it tends to have lots of ease and fabric that stretches whenever possible. But what about…
When I create patterns, I try to make them easy to customize not only for style but for fit as well. To get an optimal fit in the Delvine Bralette, it may be necessary to move the dart position so that it is aligned with the apex on the body. What is the apex? The apex…
These patternwork skills will give you confidence in handling commercial and self-drafted designs and will allow you to make changes for fit or style.
To get the perfect fit, sometimes you'll need to make some adjustments to the pattern. Click on the images below to find the full tutorial on adjusting your sewing pattern. Bras/Bralettes Adjusting Cup Length (Zenita Wireless Bra) Adding Width to the Bridge (Zenita & Annika Wireless Bras) Adding Fullness to the Upper Cup (Zenita &…
This week I want to talk about adapting sleeve patterns for square or forward rolling shoulders... it's a bit of a follow on from my bomber jacket post of a couple of weeks back when you may remember that I altered the raglan sleeve a little and I promised that I’d write about how I did that alteration.
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Greetings my friends and a big Aussie hello to you all today. I hope that you learnt a new fitting technique from the previous post How to Lengthen Your Back Rise in relation to the new Harper Pants Pattern. For today’s post I am going to share with you the method on shortening your front [...]
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With all the computer glitches behind us now, welcome (finally) to Part 1 of our drafting series ! This is the part in which I drone on and ...
