Fitting

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…
Pattern Roundup: Extended Size Sewing

If you're looking for some stylish and versatile extended size sewing patterns, we've picked out some of our favorites. They include patterns for at least a 58-inch hip, with many…
Why Don’t You . . . ? Ease Into Fitting

Why don’t we fit our clothes more easily? Experienced sewist Marcy Harriell admits to overfitting garments. Adding ease just makes sense.
Jenny Rushmore and Sewing for an Expanded Size Range | Episode 41

Founder of a plus-size pattern line, Jenny Rushmore talks about the challenges and rewards of designing for a more realistic size range.

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