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How to Fit a Changing Figure

with Louise Cutting

Total Length: 2h 34m 26s

Product Number: THR63065276

Access includes complete video series plus all class materials.

Instructor

You always deserve to look your best!

Pattern maker and fitting expert Louise Cutting walks you through the steps for evaluating your figure and adjusting patterns to accommodate common body changes.

Learn easy ways to adapt patterns for a precision fit.

Solve fitting mysteries with step-by-step instructions.

Fitting areas covered include:

● Shoulders

● Back

● Necklines

● Arm circumference and length

● Bust adjustments

● A variety of tummy, hip, and thigh shapes

Over 50+ solutions, tips, and techniques

Watch, learn, and sew with confidence, so you can enjoy flattering garments that fit.

This workshop will also be available on DVD from the Taunton Store beginning on May 5, 2016.

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How to Fit a Changing Figure

Preview

1:49

Pick your pattern size and fabric

2:54

Adjustments to the Back and Shoulders

1 – Learn your half-measurements

5:49

2 – Two ways to narrow a shoulder

3:43

3 – Narrow back adjustment

2:10

4 – Full back adjustment

1:56

5 – Modify a cut-on sleeve

Preview

2:23

6 – Reshape an armhole for correct fit

1:59

7 – Measure the shoulder slope

2:33

8 – Find the bust point and fix an armhole gap

5:58

9 – Adjust a seamless shoulder

2:32

10 – Master the forward shoulder adjustment

7:10

11 – Fit a dolman sleeve for a forward shoulder

2:29

12 – Expand the upper arm circumference

2:47

Adjustments for the Bust and Neckline

13 – Add a dart

7:22

14 – Reposition a dart

2:33

15 – Fine-tune a narrow front

1:59

16 – Modify a hollow chest

1:40

17 – Change a side dart to a French dart

2:25

18 – A full bust variation without a dart

Preview

3:10

19 – Simple full bust correction without a dart

2:10

20 – Remove a gap from the neckline

3:46

21 – Adjust for a forward neck

3:58

22 – Add width to the core body

1:59

23 – Increase a hem circumference without changing the size

2:58

Adjustments for the Rounded Back

24 – Lift the neckline for a rounded upper back

1:48

25 – Add a yoke to remove neck or shoulder darts

Preview

1:59

26 – Eliminate shoulder and neck darts with ease

3:39

27 – Increase the fabric within a yoke

1:20

28 – Add fabric at the yoke seam

0:59

29 – Add a center-back seam to fit an exaggerated curve

1:20

Adjustments for Skirts

30 – Straight skirt proportion concepts

3:28

31 – Peg a straight skirt

1:56

32 – Accommodate a full hip

1:49

33 – Fit a tummy with darts

Preview

2:31

34 – Accommodate a high hip

1:51

35 – Correct for a full thigh

1:51

36 – Adjust for a swayback

1:20

Adjustments for Pants

37 – Meet the miniature pattern

1:27

38 – Mark pants for length change

1:57

39 – Fit a full front inner thigh

1:14

40 – Add fullness in the upper thigh

2:22

41 – Reduce fabric to fit a flat fanny

3:53

42 – Adjust for a large stomach

1:27

43 – Alter for a front waist dip

6:13

44 – Modify for knock knees

4:32

45 – Reverse for bow legs

2:59

46 – Two ways to correct for full calves

3:40

47 – Remove excess fabric under the fanny

4:23

Adjustments for Petites

48 – Adjust the torso length

1:39

49 – Determine buttonhole placement

Preview

2:36

50 – Distribute sleeve length adjustments

1:49

51 – Measure a sleeve length for a drop shoulder

1:41

52 – Make a short sleeve shorter

1:10

53 – Match the armscye and the sleeve cap

1:10

54 – Shorten a petite shell

1:22

Conclusion

Make your garments look great

0:59

Bonus Video – SA Curve: a helpful marking aid

1:24