Fitting

Fitting Revelations for Fit Challenges

Over the past year, I worked closely with Threads Contributing Editor Kenneth D. King as he wrote a comprehensive book on fitting. His goal was to teach the reader how…
Make a Tailored Jacket in Perfect Proportion

During my years as a custom clothier and alterations specialist, my main objective was to ensure my clients always looked their best. My specialty was tailored garments, and I made…
Set-in Sleeve Solutions

The classic set-in sleeve is often the most complicated sleeve to fit. After you have taken care to fit the armhole to the torso and the sleeve to the arm,…
The Magic Yoke: Constructing a Fast Finished Yoke

The yoke on a typical shirt or blouse isn’t challenging to construct. After joining the yoke and facing to the back, and the yoke facing to the front with a…
For a Great Fit, Start with Fitting the Shoulder

Your shoulders are like a clothes hanger: Every top, jacket, and dress you put on hangs from them. If you want your clothes to look better on you than on…
Fitting: Fitting Yokes to Rounded Backs

When fitting yokes to a rounded back, first measure your waist-to-neckline distance at the center back and compare to your pattern.
How to Use Your Sloper to Finish Your Shirt

Naturally, once you’ve discovered how a sloper (a set of basic patterns customized to an individual size and shape) helps you fit patterns, you would want to know how to…
How to Fit a Perfect Sleeve

You’ve probably been told over and over never to change the sleeve cap, because if you do, it won’t fit into the armhole properly. Let’s venture into that sacrosanct sleeve…
Add a Bust Dart

Follow a simple formula to add bust darts of the right size to your patterns. This tutorial starts with help to determine your correct bra size.
How to Measure a Pattern to Assess its Fit

You love the fabric, you’re excited by the pattern, and you’ve taken and recorded your measurements carefully. What’s the next step to a successful garment? Measure the pattern and compare…

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Fitting

Fitting Revelations for Fit Challenges

Make a Tailored Jacket in Perfect Proportion

Set-in Sleeve Solutions

The Magic Yoke: Constructing a Fast Finished Yoke

For a Great Fit, Start with Fitting the Shoulder

Fitting: Fitting Yokes to Rounded Backs

How to Use Your Sloper to Finish Your Shirt

How to Fit a Perfect Sleeve

Add a Bust Dart

How to Measure a Pattern to Assess its Fit

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Fitting Revelations for Fit Challenges

Make a Tailored Jacket in Perfect Proportion

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The Magic Yoke: Constructing a Fast Finished Yoke

For a Great Fit, Start with Fitting the Shoulder

Fitting: Fitting Yokes to Rounded Backs

How to Use Your Sloper to Finish Your Shirt

How to Fit a Perfect Sleeve

Add a Bust Dart

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