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Garment Fitting Fundamentals: How to Fit a Button Thru Blouse using a Fisheye Dart

A simple technique to fit a button-through blouse. Do you have a favorite shirt, but… you wish it was more fitted? Personally, I don’t buy button down shirts very often. But, when I do I prefer them to be fitted at the waist. However, there are a few...

Pattern Making Fundamentals: How to make a bust adjustment on bodice pattern

Bust adjustment: simple techniques to adjust the bust for a perfect fit! While some commercial and indie pattern companies will offer a variety of cup sizes, the majority do not. Often times, the bust dart is drafted to fit a B cup. We know that every woman is not a B...

How to draft a facing for sewing patterns (VIDEO)

Facings are most often used for finishing and strengthening purposes, but…can also be used for design and aesthetic reasons as well. For example, you can use them to add contrast, decoration, or a unique flare to your sewing patterns! Learn everything you need...

Measuring the body for pattern drafting

Flat pattern making requires an accurate set of measurements to draft from. Taking careful body measurements will be one of the keys to your success! There are a lot of measurements needed . . . and it can be kind of overwhelming. Not to worry, you’ll get there!...

Understanding Garment Ease (VIDEO)

Imagine if a garment had no ease and were sewn to the exact measurements of your body. It would be like a second skin. No thanks, right? If you were drafting a simple sloper, then absolutely…draft it to your measurements. That’s how it’s supposed to be done! That...

Advanced Pattern Making Techniques: Adding a dart to a dartless bodice (full bust adjustment) (VIDEO)

Learn how to add a dart to a dartless bodice, two ways! Plus, one of them can be used for a full bust adjustment! So, you need to add a dart to a dartless bodice? Awesome, that means maybe you drafted your bodice block the easy way… Basically, you take your body...

Advanced Pattern Making Techniques: Pattern Grading (VIDEO)

Practical pattern grading techniques for the home sewist. Pattern grading doesn’t have to be hard! Have you been led to believe that it’s only for industry professionals, or that you need some fancy software or elite knowledge to grade sewing patterns?...

How to close a dart quickly and easily (VIDEO)

Watch this quick video tutorial to learn how to quickly and easily close a dart to create the proper pattern shaping for clean and easy sewing. What is a dart? A dart is a “wedge” shape that is used to manipulate the fabric into a shape that will fit the...

Pattern Making Fundamentals: Dart manipulation and pivot points (VIDEO)

While there are many pattern drafting techniques you can use to turn your simple slopers into flattering fashion, there are a few basic techniques that you’ll use over and over again. Two of the most fundamental and versatile techniques are dart manipulation via...

Pattern Making Fundamentals: Slash Method (VIDEO)

If you’re not familiar with the slash method (slash and spread or the slash and close), now’s the time to familiarize yourself! In the most basic sense, slash and spread is used to create fullness (or length) and slash and close reduces fullness (or length). Slash and...