The Bodice Fitting Companion - PDF eBook
THE eBOOK
Learn how to diagnose and fix fit issues for almost any bodice sewing pattern!
This ebook is the perfect companion for any sewist - from tentative newbies to seasoned dressmakers and everyone in between - giving you the tools to start tackling your fit issues head on with confidence! We want to show you that learning how to alter a pattern in order to sew clothes that fit and -most importantly- flatter your unique body can be painless, straightforward and deeply rewarding. Bursting at the seams (pun totally intended đ) with easy to follow instructions, clear diagrams and tips & tricks galore, this ebook will transform your sewing practice, helping you to gain a deeper understanding of sewing patterns and how to make them work harder for you.
Covering four of the most common bodice types - darted, princess seams, grown on/kimono sleeved and cupped/bustier - this ebook will teach you how to:
- Take accurate body measurements
- Determine your dressmaker's 'cup size', and understand why it is important to the bodice fitting process
- Diagnose fit issues by analysing your toile or muslin
- Perform full and small bust adjustments for the four bodice types
- Move the apex
- Lengthen or shorten a bodice
- Grade in or out at the side seams
- Make a swayback alteration
- Fix gaping necklines
- Create more space for broader backs
- Alter for narrow, sloping or square shoulders
This ebook can be printed at home on 49 sheets of A4 or US letter paper.
THE eBOOK
Learn how to diagnose and fix fit issues for almost any bodice sewing pattern!
This ebook is the perfect companion for any sewist - from tentative newbies to seasoned dressmakers and everyone in between - giving you the tools to start tackling your fit issues head on with confidence! We want to show you that learning how to alter a pattern in order to sew clothes that fit and -most importantly- flatter your unique body can be painless, straightforward and deeply rewarding. Bursting at the seams (pun totally intended đ) with easy to follow instructions, clear diagrams and tips & tricks galore, this ebook will transform your sewing practice, helping you to gain a deeper understanding of sewing patterns and how to make them work harder for you.
Covering four of the most common bodice types - darted, princess seams, grown on/kimono sleeved and cupped/bustier - this ebook will teach you how to:
- Take accurate body measurements
- Determine your dressmaker's 'cup size', and understand why it is important to the bodice fitting process
- Diagnose fit issues by analysing your toile or muslin
- Perform full and small bust adjustments for the four bodice types
- Move the apex
- Lengthen or shorten a bodice
- Grade in or out at the side seams
- Make a swayback alteration
- Fix gaping necklines
- Create more space for broader backs
- Alter for narrow, sloping or square shoulders
This ebook can be printed at home on 49 sheets of A4 or US letter paper.
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THE eBOOK
Learn how to diagnose and fix fit issues for almost any bodice sewing pattern!
This ebook is the perfect companion for any sewist - from tentative newbies to seasoned dressmakers and everyone in between - giving you the tools to start tackling your fit issues head on with confidence! We want to show you that learning how to alter a pattern in order to sew clothes that fit and -most importantly- flatter your unique body can be painless, straightforward and deeply rewarding. Bursting at the seams (pun totally intended đ) with easy to follow instructions, clear diagrams and tips & tricks galore, this ebook will transform your sewing practice, helping you to gain a deeper understanding of sewing patterns and how to make them work harder for you.
Covering four of the most common bodice types - darted, princess seams, grown on/kimono sleeved and cupped/bustier - this ebook will teach you how to:
- Take accurate body measurements
- Determine your dressmaker's 'cup size', and understand why it is important to the bodice fitting process
- Diagnose fit issues by analysing your toile or muslin
- Perform full and small bust adjustments for the four bodice types
- Move the apex
- Lengthen or shorten a bodice
- Grade in or out at the side seams
- Make a swayback alteration
- Fix gaping necklines
- Create more space for broader backs
- Alter for narrow, sloping or square shoulders
This ebook can be printed at home on 49 sheets of A4 or US letter paper.
