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Sew the Knit Pants You’ll Want to Wear Everywhere

Embrace polished ease with the right fabric, fit, and details. Learn all about sewing knit pants that will fit perfectly, here.
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

Learn how to choose and alter pants patterns that fit your shape and size, with tips and examples from top pattern designers like Vogue and Burda.
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…
Step-by-Step Process for Better Fitting Pants

Getting a pattern’s front and back crotch curves to reflect the body is a crucial step for fitting pants, but it’s only part of the equation.
Expert Linda Lee’s Advice on Fitting Pants | Episode 38

Linda Lee, owner of the Sewing Workshop, shares valuable tips for making pants that fit in Episode 38 of the Sewing With Threads podcast.
Get Rid of the Fabric Bump Above a Mock Fly Zipper

Alterations expert Pamela Howard shows how to eliminate the fabric bump that forms above a mock fly zipper at a garment's waistband.
Focus on the Waist to Fit Pants

No matter how close your measurements are to those listed on a pattern’s size chart, you are likely to need some fit adjustments for comfort and appearance. With pants, a…
Q&A: Grainline on Pants

Q: When you’re drafting or fitting a pair of pants, does the center-front seam have to be on the straight grain? Center-back seams are always slightly off-grain, but I’ve seen center-front…
Concepts in Sleeve Fitting: How to Increase Mobility

Kenneth D. King demonstrates how fitting pants is like fitting a sleeve. Watch the video to learn about his intriguing philosophy.

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fitting pants

Sew the Knit Pants You’ll Want to Wear Everywhere

Top Down, Center Out: Practical Pants Fitting

Basics of Measuring, Sewing, and Altering Pants Patterns

Improve the Bottom Line

Step-by-Step Process for Better Fitting Pants

Expert Linda Lee’s Advice on Fitting Pants | Episode 38

Get Rid of the Fabric Bump Above a Mock Fly Zipper

Focus on the Waist to Fit Pants

Q&A: Grainline on Pants

Concepts in Sleeve Fitting: How to Increase Mobility

Threads Magazine

Live and Learn | Letter from the Editor

Reimagining a Couture Look by Galliano

Add Bonnie Cashin Pockets

2023 Make It With Wool Winners

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Taunton Network

fitting pants

Sew the Knit Pants You’ll Want to Wear Everywhere

Top Down, Center Out: Practical Pants Fitting

Basics of Measuring, Sewing, and Altering Pants Patterns

Improve the Bottom Line

Step-by-Step Process for Better Fitting Pants

Expert Linda Lee’s Advice on Fitting Pants | Episode 38

Get Rid of the Fabric Bump Above a Mock Fly Zipper

Focus on the Waist to Fit Pants

Q&A: Grainline on Pants

Concepts in Sleeve Fitting: How to Increase Mobility

Threads Magazine

Live and Learn | Letter from the Editor

Reimagining a Couture Look by Galliano

Add Bonnie Cashin Pockets

2023 Make It With Wool Winners

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