Sewing Fitting Advice

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Learn how to hide the belly bulge with clothes, and visually change the shape of the body; how to choose a beautiful dress, a fashionable skirt, a stylish blouse, comfortable trousers and a flattering swimsuit to look perfect in any situation. Useful tips and a selection of photos will help you create a stylish image and forget about your shortcomings, no matter your shape or size. #sewing #sewingtutorial #sewingtips #diy Couture, Useful Tips, Upcycling, Sewing Hems, Sewing Darts, Comfortable Trousers, Tote Bag Pattern Free, Sewing Elastic, Beginner Sewing Projects Easy

Tote Bag Pattern Free

Sewing Elastic

Beginner Sewing Projects Easy

How to choose clothes and patterns to give the appearance of a flatter stomach

Learn how to hide the belly bulge with clothes, and visually change the shape of the body; how to choose a beautiful dress, a fashionable skirt, a stylish blouse, comfortable trousers and a flattering swimsuit to look perfect in any situation. Useful tips and a selection of photos will help you create a stylish image and forget about your shortcomings, no matter your shape or size. #sewing #sewingtutorial #sewingtips #diy

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Sewing Projects For Beginners

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How to create the perfect lettuce hem two ways: with a serger or with a sewing machine + 13 ideas of where to add a lettuce hem! On http://SergerPepper.com

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Amigurumi Patterns

Culottes Pattern

Best Contouring Products

Slam-dunk Contour Waistband: The Secret of Keeping Your Pants Up – Part 1

If you've struggled getting a waistband to fit well this post is for you. This is the sure fire way to get a waistband that will hold up your pants. #sewing #sewingtutorial #sewingtechinque #sew

measuring tape with the words, you're doing it wrong why your hip measurements don't work

Advanced Sewing

Fat Quarter Projects

Youre Doing It Wrong

You’re doing it wrong: Why your hip measurements don’t work

When trying to get the perfect fit it can be frustrating if you've taken your measurements and it still isn't working. Maybe you're a beginner sewer who is ready to quit or a frustrated advanced sewer. Either way the truth is this sewing tip could save you a lot of stress and fabric. The truth is you may be taking your hip measurement wrong because of this one simple thing. Once you adjust for it your pants will fit! #sewing #sew #sewingtip #howto #diy

a red shirt with the words how to easily move your dart to fit your figure

Pattern Drafting

Bust Dart

Sewing Clothing

How to Easily Move Your Bust & Waist Darts to Fit Your Figure

How to Easily Move Your Dart to Fit Your Figure. Everyone's shape is different, this means a patterns darts may be in the wrong place for YOU. Adjusting darts can give you an amazing fit that you'll love that you wouldn't have otherwise gotten. Let me show you how to know if you need the adjustment and how to do it. #tutorial #sewing #sewingtutorial #sewingtips #sew

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How to Raise a V-Neck Neckline (Basic + Advanced)

Really helpful! For patterns you love that have a too deep neckline. Includes options for just a little tweak and a plunging neckline adjustment. You have to see how she adjusts a neckline with pleats! #sewingtutorial #sewing #sewingtips #sewinghacks #patterndrafting

7 steps to perfectly smooth princess seams. Princess seams are classic design lines that are flattering for all body types. Mastering this sewing technique makes your garments look less home made more hand made! #sewingtechniques #sewing #sewingtips #sewingtutorials #handmadewardrobe Bodice Dress Pattern, Jacket Sewing Patterns, Advanced Sewing Projects, Jacket Sewing, Pattern Hack, Handmade Wardrobe, Bodice Dress, Blouse Diy

Bodice Dress Pattern

Jacket Sewing Patterns

Advanced Sewing Projects

Seven Steps to Sewing Smooth Princess Seams

7 steps to perfectly smooth princess seams. Princess seams are classic design lines that are flattering for all body types. Mastering this sewing technique makes your garments look less home made more hand made! #sewingtechniques #sewing #sewingtips #sewingtutorials #handmadewardrobe

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Molde

Pola Blus

Fabric Baskets

How to Grade a Pattern Up or Down a Size (or Two)

How to grade a size up or down! So handy to know when you have a sewing pattern you love, or only comes one size, how to grade it up or down sizes. #grading #patterndrafting #drafting #sew #sewingpattern #fitting

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Sewing Your Own Clothes

Narrow Shoulders

Sew Your Own Clothes

How to Get a Great Shoulder Fit: Narrow/Wide Shoulder Adjustment

Best part about sewing your own clothes is getting a great fit. Having narrow shoulders this is a great tutorial on how to adjust the shoulder fit to make a perfect top. And it's really much easier than you would think! #sewing #fitting #sewingalteration #handmadewardrobe

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Sewing a Dart

If you've never sewn a dart it can seem like a mystery. This is my method for sewing darts from pattern piece to finished dart. I'll show you the 3 tools you need to get a great finished product. #sewing #sewingtechnique #sewingtutorial #learntosew

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The best way to keep your pants up! What's the best contour waistband option to keep your yoga pants from sliding down? This post breaks down how to get the best waistband. #sewing #sewingtips #sewingtutorial #yogapants #diy #tutorial #sewing

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Patchwork

Sewing Tips

Sewing Alterations

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Serger Pepper - Learn when you need to lengthen or shorten a pants pattern and how to do it step by step. No more high-water pants or too long ones! Learn to customize lengths of any pants pattern. Only on SergerPepper.com

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Tin Foil Crotch Curve Method - Pants Fitting - 5 out of 4 Patterns

The Tin Foil Crotch Curve Method You may have heard of the tin foil crotch curve method. There are some of us whose crotch curves are very different than standard drafting. If you have attempted smaller adjustments to your muslins … Continued

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Crafts Sewing Projects

Kim Dress Sewalong - Alterations - Swayback adjustment

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Sewing Fitting Advice

69 Pins

· Last updated 5y

Curated by

Rebecca Page

Itch To Stitch Designs

and 6 others

Tote Bag Pattern Free

Sewing Elastic

Beginner Sewing Projects Easy

How to choose clothes and patterns to give the appearance of a flatter stomach

Sewing Projects For Beginners

404 Page Not Found

How to create the perfect lettuce hem two ways: with a serger or with a sewing machine + 13 ideas of where to add a lettuce hem! On http://SergerPepper.com

Amigurumi Patterns

Culottes Pattern

Best Contouring Products

Slam-dunk Contour Waistband: The Secret of Keeping Your Pants Up – Part 1

If you've struggled getting a waistband to fit well this post is for you. This is the sure fire way to get a waistband that will hold up your pants. #sewing #sewingtutorial #sewingtechinque #sew

Advanced Sewing

Fat Quarter Projects

Youre Doing It Wrong

You’re doing it wrong: Why your hip measurements don’t work

Pattern Drafting

Bust Dart

Sewing Clothing

How to Easily Move Your Bust & Waist Darts to Fit Your Figure