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Alter a Men’s Shirt: Make a Collar Smaller

You can reduce a collar and its stand at the center back. Learn more about how to make a collar smaller.
Alter a Men’s Shirt: Adjust the Shoulders and Torso

Too-wide shirt shoulders can have different causes. Learn how to alter shirt shoulders.
Alter a Men’s Shirt: Shorten the Sleeves

You can start with a store-bought shirt and easily customize the sleeve length with these techniques.
Pattern Shapes that Fit Postural Differences

Discover how to change a pattern's shape so it accommodates common postural fit challenges, at the lower and upper back and shoulders.
Draft Your Own Pants Pattern

A virtually endless stream of books and articles has been written on the topic of adjusting pants patterns to fit the female form. But if you're one of the many…
Improve the Bottom Line

For those of us who have a curvy derrière and a relatively small waist, finding a pair of pants that fits can be a frustrating—perhaps even futile—endeavor. What fits at…
To Fit Pants, Start at the Waist

Although the waistband is the last piece you sew, it should be the first area you fit.
The Two-Piece Waistband

Nowadays, every pair of pants I make is comfortable and fits perfectly in the waist. But this wasn’t always the case. Until I started making pants with a two-piece waistband,…
Determining the Right Amount of Ease

Find your fit preferences Determining the right amount of ease is straightforward. Take a good look at garments you own (or try some on in a store), and assess how…
Joi Mahon on Embracing the Sewing Learning Curve | Episode 46

Custom clothier, teacher, and author Joi Mahon invites all sewers, from newbies to pros, to embrace learning and to savor the sewing process.

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Fitting - Page 4 of 34

Alter a Men’s Shirt: Make a Collar Smaller

Alter a Men’s Shirt: Adjust the Shoulders and Torso

Alter a Men’s Shirt: Shorten the Sleeves

Pattern Shapes that Fit Postural Differences

Draft Your Own Pants Pattern

Improve the Bottom Line

To Fit Pants, Start at the Waist

The Two-Piece Waistband

Determining the Right Amount of Ease

Joi Mahon on Embracing the Sewing Learning Curve | Episode 46

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Fitting - Page 4 of 34

Alter a Men’s Shirt: Make a Collar Smaller

Alter a Men’s Shirt: Adjust the Shoulders and Torso

Alter a Men’s Shirt: Shorten the Sleeves

Pattern Shapes that Fit Postural Differences

Draft Your Own Pants Pattern

Improve the Bottom Line

To Fit Pants, Start at the Waist

The Two-Piece Waistband

Determining the Right Amount of Ease

Joi Mahon on Embracing the Sewing Learning Curve | Episode 46

Threads Magazine

2023 Make It With Wool Winners

Autumn 2023 Styles, Colors, and Fabrics

Threads/ASDP: Past to Present Challenge

Tales in Textiles | Letter from the Editor

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