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Pattern adjusting is the new trend, and tomorrow will be no different! If you’re tired of seeing the shoulders on your garment fit too tight or too loose,

Learn the garment fit process including how to conduct a fit session. Identify common fit issues and how to correct them.

This is the fifth and final part in a series of posts: Comparing close fitting slopers: Bunka vs. Aldrich Drumroll please… let’s see how the slopers fit Greta I transferred the patterns…

Hi there! This is Manda. I am going to take you along on my journey on learning how to do a Full Tummy Adjustment!! Doesn't that sound exciting? Are you wondering what a Full Tummy Adjustment is? This adjustment is a common adjustment that takes care of tightness in the stomach area of your garment. It provides extra r

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Hi everyone! We're back to fitting the shoulder and armhole area of Vogue 8664. Hopefully you'll stay a bit and follow along. Last time, we talked ab...

A Handy Guide to Bodice Alterations - Earnest Threads

Hi Clouds, today im sharing with you a basic bodice sloper ive been working on, to make a set that is easier to make and equally effective than the complicated ones. The most important thing when tracing any garment pattern is to take the measurements correctly. so here you have some pictures that will help you. And remember we have this video about how to take measurements of others and also your own measurements. And here you have the video class to trace your basic body sloper, and some…

A guide to making a bust adjustment on a sewing pattern.

Armhole depth is the straight vertical measurement from the center back neck to the underarm point. While some use chest measurements to calculate this, it's more closely related to height. For women's waistcoats, starting at 8" is ideal, with adjustments made during fitting by widening the armhole.

There are a ton of reasons why you might need to shorten, or lengthen a waistline. You may have a favorite cotton shirting dress shirt that could use a little

My first FBA,with a touch of wide waist adjustment thrown in for good measure. There are many important firsts in a lady's life, her first kiss, her first car, her first job out of college, and of course her first full bust adjustment. Yes folks, I am in fact putting my first successful full bust adjustment - or FBA abbreviated - on the short yet honorable list of important "firsts" in this girl's life. That is because the FBA is perhaps the most empowering and transformational thing to come…