Fitting

Draping, with Karolyn Kiisel | Episode 53

Draping authority Karolyn Kiisel talks about her latest opera costuming work, the essential dress form, and even her preferred draping fabric.
Pattern Review: Style Arc: Parisian Classic Look

Check out this pattern review article on creating a striking capsule wardrobe with this three-pattern bundle, here.
Pattern Review: Closet Core Patterns: Ginger Skinny Jeans

In this section of Pattern Review, we take a close look at ginger skinny jeans and how to design different patterns out of them.
Learn to Make Your Own Designer Denim

Love designer denim? Stop and explore here the potential of denim design as a high-fashion fabric with custom clothier Patricia Robison.
Replace a Jeans Waistband

Jeans are a wardrobe staple for many, but unless you make them yourself, it is difficult to find a great-fitting pair. A common issue is that the waistband is either…
Three Ways to Shorten Jeans

Maybe you only know one way to shorten jeans, but take it from custom jean designer Angela Wolf who can give you two more simple ways, here.
Getting Plastered with a Custom Dress Form

My friend Paula and I set out to create the one sewing tool that would catapult our sewing to couture status: the custom dress form.
Top Down, Center Out Crotch Seam Adjustments

When using this innovative pants-fitting method, you may need to make crotch seam adjustments. Here's a simple way to make those changes.
Top Down, Center Out: Practical Pants Fitting

Every fix has unintended consequences that affect another part of the pants. Learn a sensible approach for pants fitting, here.
Basics of Measuring, Sewing, and Altering Pants Patterns

Start with a good pattern Over the many years I’ve been teaching women’s pants-fitting workshops, two features have proven themselves keys to success when choosing patterns, no matter what the…

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