3 STAGES OF FITTING CLOTHES, IF YOU WANT TO SEW CLOTHES THAT FIT! ✂

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Do you know there are 3 opportunities to fit your clothes during sewing? These are the 3 stages during sewing, that I stop to make fit adjustments to the toile and pattern, as all 3 are needed to make clothes that fit!
✂ To learn the skill and set of fitting clothes,
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@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Which of the stages do you find the hardest to master fitting of?? Develop your sewing skills online at Vintage Sewing School www.vintagesewingschool.com/

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

Excellent video! This takes the "Just Follow the Recipe" out of sewing. Sewing is personal, not just a recipe. You can't just follow the steps and have it come out fine, and SO MANY sewists do not understand that. VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO!!

@speedbully_84 3 года назад

Not an exact answer to your question, but I find it most difficult to master fitting on a split pattern (ex. if the front piece is made up of three separate pieces).

@speedbully_84 3 года назад

More exact answer would be, as you mentioned, transferring your changes from your mock up to the pattern so you don't have to do the same fitting changes again and again 😊

@chucklenz9011 3 года назад

I'm male 80 years old making a flannel long sleeved shirt coat for the first time. I cut apart a good dress shirt that fit me the way I wanted the shoat (new name) to fit it's working...with the aid of a female seamstress my age that is explaining the process as we go along. I enjoy ur insight into garment making.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

I'm really glad to hear that you've been able to learn so much from my videos. Happy sewing!

@chikaazubuike3137 Год назад

Hello ma, pls do you ve any fashion book for cutting. I need a good fashion book for proper cutting and sewing.

@arvettadelashmit9337 3 года назад

1. I learned not to try to fit myself, or someone else, when certain people were around to interfear in the process. Snide remarks, and having the task jurked (taken) out of my hands, should never be allowed; because, they will lead to mistakes everytime. Always wait until abusive people are not around (these may be family members). 2. Never rush. "Haste makes waste" is real when you are trying to learn and/or are trying to make a good fit. Take the time to make a fabric tester. 3. Always measure, at least twice. before making a cut into your expensive fabric. 4. If you have a garmet that fits you well, don't forget to check out the measurements of that garment to the pattern you are getting ready to use. 5. Ask questions of people that have more experience than you (who are humble, kind, know how to sew and love to teach others). You want to learn and not be discouraged. Not all fabric shop owners (or their staff) are good teachers.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

A very good set of rules to follow thank you for sharing!😄

@hadassafreedman7418 3 года назад

Can you please please please do a video of how to transfer toile changes to your pattern sheet? Pretty please x

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

1 video on this just not possible! 🤣 This is an entire course inside of Vintage Sewing School because as you can imagine it all depends on what kind of changes and there's a lot involved. But understanding patterns first and how they work fitting together and stitch line etc is first, then makes alterations much easier! 🙂

@ramblings6434 3 года назад

I joined the Vintage Sewing School 3 weeks ago and I learned more in that 3 weeks then the 3 years i have been sewing. Join the school you will not regret it.

@michellecornum5856 3 года назад

The fact that you might be bigger in the front or the back was a surprise for me. One would think --"Well, it's the proper measurement around , it should fit." But if it's too big in the back and too small in the front, it won't just flow into place.

@lunzie01 3 года назад

Ah: slowing down! That is my issue. I want to make the finished garment *now*. You are teaching me to slow down. Thank you! I've learned so much from your videos, even though I've been sewing for eons.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Well that's wonderful to hear! I don't think we ever stop learning either. I will always learn more to improve my sewing no matter how long I've been sewing for! 😄

@ramblings6434 3 года назад

Me to. I am teaching myself to slow down as well. I have never made a muslin project but now I am going to start because I have so many problems with fitting garments. I always have to adjust it after I am done sewing it and you can tell an amature did it.😊

@vivianagutierrez1966 3 года назад

There is an unknown twilight zone between my measurements and cutting that escapes my understanding as to how they are always off, so making a mock-up has been a safe way to not ruin my fabrics

@pollydolly9723 3 года назад

It sometimes takes a long time to get a pattern to fit properly, especially a tailored jacket or woven trousers for example. However, once you get the fit - you can use the pattern over and over with great results and fewer (if any) fit issues. Trousers made from the same pattern can be changed by adding pockets, moving the zipper from the side to the back, changing the waist band, the width of the legs....but the most difficult waist, hips, and crotch depth remain the same. Thanks for explaining the basics Evelyn.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Yessss!! Polly this is exactly the way that I look at spending the extra time making your patterns perfect! Is that then it becomes part of your pattern library that you can make garments over and over with easy changes make completely different garments out of the same pattern, and you get so much more bang for your buck so to say!

@lazygardens 2 года назад

Yes! It took me several hours and a couple of old sheets for mock-ups to get ONE well-fitting pants pattern. Moving those changes to a new pattern took about 15 minutes, and 5 of that was finding the tape and scissors.

@melissawesterlund4478 3 года назад

The hardest part is getting over your personal size shame and just make something that fits your body instead of making your body fit the size that someone else made up

@SewVintageAlex 3 года назад

Oh Yes! I started sewing b.c. I wanted the garment to fit ME and my body and not the pattern size or the sizes imagined by pattern companies. It is hard to find vintage patterns to fit plus size bust or (as I make) victorian vest? Oh what a nightmare! You are absolutely right - the hardest part is getting over your size 'shame' that companies taught us but when you do - freedom baby! :)

@fri5481 3 года назад

I never hade that problem. In our house they teach us that every bodyshape is pretty and something to be proud and in joy with. New clothes we get we made a fashion show to show everybody in the house and everyone was happy and in Ahh and oeh so pretty nice colour. I think now that im very lucky for this way of teaching good selfimage. Now i tray to do it not only at home but tray to gif people around me compluments like that. I just am very exiting when i measure myself and find the numbers on the pattern so i know its a bit easier to get my fitajustments. And i just reasintly learnt some better fitajustments for my bodyshape and i find it a party. And with trends like skinny jeans..I was like oh oké im not in style, so happy i can make my one flared leg or a Nice straight leg pantalon. Every body is pretty and uniek and desurfs to be selebrethed and showered with love and care💗

@MNkno 3 года назад

The interesting thing is, once you get over your personal size shame and make something that fits your body..... your body suddenly looks better-than-ok GOOD! The bulges and wrinkles in your old clothes were not a mark of shame, they were a mark of clothes that did not fit!!

@cynthiagrey6687 2 года назад

I hear you there... I find it horrifying that I have to use almost the largest size on the pattern !!!!

@kumarules118 Год назад

@@SewVintageAlex it's a year ago but kinda funny how you blame companies for "imagining sizes". The patterns they have is basically the average measurements of many people, which is why it mostly fit average sized people even though not perfectly. Plus size patterns require different calculation that's why most companies dont do it. But the essence of generalization of sizes is to cut down the cost of making clothes, unlike before industrialization started where only rich people had the privilege to get their garment tailored while poor people making their own garments. The key is to make clothing more affordable to everyone which is fair. Good for you for making your own garment then cause for me it is an expensive hobby that I really enjoy 😅

@chazhoosier2478 3 года назад

I found a sewing book at a thrift shop that tells you how to adjust patterns according to body "issues" from sloped shoulders, to a swayback and much more. Best 25 cents I ever spent.

@msfjTRD 3 года назад

Can you please share the title of the book so I can look for it? It sounds like a good place to start! (reference)

@EverbearingDolly 3 года назад

Parking here in case Chaz posts the book title (respectfully)

@chazhoosier2478 3 года назад

@@msfjTRD Singer Sewing Reference Library: The Perfect Fit, published 1987.

@LynHannan 3 года назад

@@msfjTRD Another one is: "Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing", published by Readers Digest 1990. 456 pages, landscape orientated A4 sized book. Whole chapter of Pattern Alterations of 25 pages: Fitting, Basic Alterations and Advanced Alterations. Very clear diagrams showing how to tell if the fit is wrong at all points of the body and how to correct it, or to simply adjust the style to suit your own aesthetics (turn a fitted sleeve cap/head into a gathered one). I do have another one from Simplicity (Simplicity's Simply the Best Sewing Book), but it's not as in-depth being only 270 pages. I also have a pattern MAKING book (this one assumes your sewing skills are advanced enough not to need sewing instruction) titled: "Pattern Making for the Home Couturier" by Hilda Kay, published by McCulloch Waterloo Press 1985. My sewing teacher gave me this book when I passed my year 12 (Higher School Certificate in my day) in 1986!

@robinbebbington7063 3 года назад

@@chazhoosier2478 I have that book as well but the issue I have is there is nothing for fitting men's clothing. It's quite tricky to get anything for men.

@odetteboudreau5970 3 года назад

That is exactly why I started sewing! It is gratifying and satisfying to make something that is not only useful but unique .

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

If sure is right!! 😀

@stephaniecale8188 2 года назад

I think what's helped me the most in my fitting process is slowing down and not trying to overthink everything. I have memories of my mother sewing clothes and it was always so stressful for her, and that anxiety I took up as well. Now I'm learning to slow down, take my time, and ask for help when I need it. I love your videos because you explain things so clearly and that helps me as well! Thank you!

@nataliestanchevski4628 3 года назад

I think that understanding at the beginning that sewing a garment is a complex project that will take time and care and multiple iterations is important. Anticipate the frustration so that it doesn't overwhelm you when it occurs 😅

@joylittle3917 3 года назад

I would love to see a video on your techniques for full bust adjustment and small bust adjustment. Thanks for your consideration. I love your videos!

@RR-yh6vr 4 месяца назад

Thank you! You are such a wonderful teacher. You have no idea how much your videos have helped people like me (with no one to guide our sewing experiences). Been listening to your guidance for several years now - whenever I have a new question, it seems like I can find an answer on your channel. Or, if not, at least a little sweet encouragement to bolster my flagging spirits with a project. I pray that your treatments are going well. Be well, sister.

@OlivineLendt762 3 года назад

Sometimes the toile is the step where you realize that no matter what you do to make the garment fit, the shape and style may not work for you. I started sewing an a line dress with French dart and I realized that even though it fit, it is not I wanted.

@kimberlyperrotis8962 3 года назад

Hi Evelyn, I would live to see a video on increasing bust and waist measurements in the pattern and calico stages. I have narrow shoulders and hips, but if a pattern fits those reasonably well, it’s way to small in the bust and waist for me, I’m practically shaped like a column! Thanks.

@auntnessy7340 3 года назад

The Closet Historian shows you how to manipulate tissue paper patterns to fit your body. She’s been someone I watch and between these two women, I’ve learned a lot about the fitting process.

@Marialla. 3 года назад

I appreciate your idea of fitting the final garment at the "shell" stage. That's not a term I've heard before. Of course people talk about doing final fittings as you go, but knowing where to stop before doing a final fitting is important.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

It is more A term I use, I'm not sure it's widely used! But yes, you hear 'fit as you go'... but where is that right!

@GracefulAnswers 3 года назад

@@Evelyn__Wood I wish I’d caught this video sooner! I can’t tell you have many lovely garments I have totally messed up trying to make fitting adjustments after the garment is complete! So much hard work- gone! Now I know what I’m doing wrong. Thank you!!

@heidevilleseche2533 3 года назад

Thank you!! I’ve only seen 3 of your tutorials so far.... understitching, stay stitching and this one, and each one is changing the way I sew and the look of my garments 💜

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Well you have seen some of the most 'lightbulb moment' videos that I have! Yes, I'm sure you'll find much more knowledge from my others videos you can apply to your sewing! Happy sewing 😃

@luvcampinbc 3 года назад

I love how you teach. I learned to sew in high school from 1978-1981 and took every course available including tailoring ( my least fav). I have always followed step one ( using original pattern) and step 3. I have never made a mock up. My fitting has always been step 3 ( before sleeves, collars etc). As long as my measurements and ease were what I wanted its always worked. Love your teachings. Old school is the best.

@kittenonacloud1012 3 года назад

Thank you for this comment, really helped to motivate me as the whole subject of mock ups overwhelms me as a beginner. Since I'm only looking to make more basic clothes though I should be able to get away with a method like yours. While I do enjoy sewing, I do also feel somewhat forced into learning it as basically nothing store bought ever fits me. I seem to be in the impossible center between the 'normal' range and the curvy range, to where neither fit (curvy too big, normal too small in their biggest size).

@somebodyelse138 3 года назад

@@kittenonacloud1012 Do bear in mind that making a mock up doesn't need to be overwhelming. I've made a few mock-ups that have turned out so well, they get worn as well. The really important bit, though, is that if the mock up *doesn't* work, then the good fabric hasn't been cut and possibly wasted for that project.

@kimberlyjudd1685 Год назад

Thank you for your clear and easy-to-understand, instruction. As a beginner, I have yet to start the process. I find learning the process before I begin is a lot less intimidating.

@TheEvie202 2 месяца назад

You have taught me so much about fitting, thank you. Greetings from New York City. You are in my thoughts ang prayers. Hoping for your healing and getting well, soon!👍🏼🇵🇷🗽❤😃

@second0banana 3 года назад

I am so excited to keep learning. I just wish mistakes weren't so devastating to my budget. 90% of the fabric I use are bed linens from second hand stores to begin with!

@lucilledaub5991 2 месяца назад

I love to learn new ways from you on how to sew better.

@refashionrose9499 3 года назад

This is the best lesson you ever taught me. Fear of mistakes was a major reason I held back on cutting and sewing garments. Once I learned this lesson that you put in detail in Vintage Sewing School everything started to change in my sewing journey. I just feel more and more confident all the time 😃❤️

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Awww 😍 And look how far you've come now!

@ruthkirkparick3535 3 года назад

A lesson I continually have to re-learn. I am more than old enough to know better but I still try to skip steps. Thanks for this.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Skipping steps is how we realise with made a mistake by skipping steps 🤣🤣 We all try at times!

@cathrynpaterson7539 Год назад

So pleased that I found your channel. I'm about to watch the one about fitting without a mannequin. In the past, if I found a style I really liked and it fitted well, I'd make up several garments (usually dresses) with different fabrics. I'd forgotten about using kraft paper or older newspaper to make up your pattern since those tissues can be very fragile and will only hold up to so much tweaking. My mother and grandmother taught me to sew on an old Singer treadle machine. I'm 72 now and use a very heavy portable basic Kenmore while all my quilting friends have high-tech machines. There are days when I really wish for a treadle machine.

@carolscott9330 2 года назад

adding in the first time making any pattern. knowing it is not the finished garment. lets me relax on getting it right the first time. and I have so many old bed sheets. lol great way to use them

@nyxskids 3 года назад

Baste or something similar if you can get away with it. When doing mock garments for things that aren't super close fitting (so this definitely does not work for corsets) I use longer easy to remove stitches, cut only when I must, trying to otherwise fold the fabric and have all that bulk on the outside. I've saved hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars, on muslin and other mock up fabrics this way because I can just pull the stitches and have larger pieces still that I can use on my next mock up

@GracefulAnswers 3 года назад

Brilliant!!

@nyxskids 3 года назад

@@GracefulAnswers Thank you

@randolphfriend8260 Год назад

❤️ Thank you Evelyn. Very expressive facial movement. You use WAY more muscles than I knew I had. 😁

@TamaraRidgeTraumaEraseMethod Год назад

I’ve been sewing a long time, taught by my mother. But she only ever taught me to “follow the pattern” instructions. I’m 6 feet tall, short waisted and frustrated that nothing I’ve sewn in my adult life ever fits! I can follow complicated patterns for lovely designs, but it is the fitting piece I’ve been missing!!!! It’s so frustrating to sew a beautiful garment, only to trash it!!!! Where have you been all my life?!😂 Thank you!!!!

@pamelaaverill6001 Год назад

Oh my gosh. Finally I understand. You are teaching me so much! Thank you for this terrific video. Your the best

@mishka_bear 3 года назад

I am a fencer, and recently I have started thinking of fitting a garment as if I am learning a new technique. I can't just read about a new feint, for example, and then use it directly in a fencing bout. First I have to drill for god knows how many hours to get the movement down. Then I have to drill it some more in a sequence with other moves, and only then I can go test it out with an opponent. Doing the paper fit and the mock up are the drills - they are time-consuming, boring and repetitive and I know I'm going to scream the entire time while I unpick and resew my mock up five times in a row to get the fit right. But I just have to accept that doing the fitting drill is the only way that later I am proud of what I've made.

@theresarose2912 2 года назад

I've been a quilter for thirty years, but am now just beginning to make garments. Fitting is my biggest fear! It never occurred to me to make a muslin mock-up. Wow! I've just subscribed to your videos, and am loving all of them. Thank you!

@mollycabrera 3 года назад

A mock up first is so important before you sew your final real garment. It saves on any frustrating adjustments you have to make if you work them out on your mock up first. I love your how-to videos. Thank you for sharing. I still might need to take one of your classes though!

@olhamukhina7570 3 года назад

First I was trying to make my own patterns from RU-vid videos and make test garments. But I ended up making too many test garments because I just couldn’t achieve that perfect fit! Then I just went for a in class course in pattern making in my town and that was such a game changer

@pamelaharris1904 Год назад

I recently found you videos. I have sewn for myself from my mid teen years. I am now in my 60's and have begun again to try to sew for my new body after breast cancer. I appreciate your "back to the basics" very informative video.

@kaylawardlow1690 3 года назад

Thank you for laying this out for us. Fitting is often briefly mentioned here and there but (like many other assumed knowledge) it isn’t often explained so well. You have beautifully cleared the “fog” on such a looked over and confusing topic. Thank you for being delightful!

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

My pleasure! It is my goal to clear out all of this assumed knowledge that stops people from really getting into enjoying this wonderful hobby we call sewing!

@drzfinezt180 2 года назад

Love the Neo-30s aesthetic you have!

@darlebalfoort8705 3 года назад

The most valuable fitting information I have picked up in the past year is how to adjust for shoulders that are rotated forward. I never realized that this was the reason my shirts never hung correctly. I read about the adjustment in a sewing text and realized that that was me.

@sophieaehae5185 9 месяцев назад

The hardest step for me is the third step. At this point I am often ready to just have the finished garment and it really takes some willpower to overcome my laziness because I know that I wont wear the piece if it isnt fitted perfectly. The same goes for clipping the seam allowances, final ironing etc. This is why I sometimes take breaks in my sewing process. About 2 weeks after finishing the garment I am often mentally prepared to do the final fitting and finishing steps 😅 Right now I am testing if time pressure works as well. I really need the dress I am currently working on for an upcoming wedding in 10 days... we will see. Thank you for the Video though! This might be the motivation I needed

@MNkno 3 года назад

In high school, at the time Vogue magazine had one garment made from a Vogue pattern. They had notes in the back, and when I read the notes for one beautiful jacket and it said "width increased 2" at the hip; body and arm lengths increased 2" each ..." it was VERY liberating!

@annejohnson2061 3 года назад

Your videos have encouraged me to dive into garment making again. Thank you for walking us through fitting and toile making. Love your channel!

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

I'm excited about your garmemt making journey Anne!

@fortysomethingbadgirls2173 3 года назад

Thank you for this one! Bust area is always a problem.

@melitajay 3 года назад

Love making test garments with secondhand bed sheets :)

@deannastevens1217 3 года назад

I wish anyone had taught me any of this when I started sewing. Or 20 years later when I took a class at the college. None of this was in that class. And the class was an Intermediate sewing class. Thank You so much

@garybaldwin5241 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this video. Now I know I’m at the second stage. I’m making a jacket for a male friend in another city but fortunately our dimensions are similar. This is the first garment I have ever sewn. I think I’m hooked. You are such a great teacher.

@kathydoull5518 5 месяцев назад

I am a beginner sewer & made a dress,skirt & top all that hadn’t quiet fit properly so I’ll start making mock ups I’m only 4”9 & bigger hips & backside so I’m cutting & pasting everything

@sylviagalan1740 Год назад

Hello, from Miami. I want to thank you for your informative and happy videos on sewing garments. I lost my Mom years ago, and you have helped me remember her advice when she was teaching me. God bless you. I recommend you to my friends all the time 😊

@catwoman7462 7 месяцев назад

I did sewing at school but we were never taught anything about actually fitting a garment, which is why I got disillusioned about sewing - I never made anything which fitted properly, bust darts were never in the right place. I'm watching quite a few of your videos at the moment so I can learn some useful skills - and I've learned a lot so far. I hope you're getting better.

@lauratieri5025 3 года назад

I've just started this journey myself; I did a muslin on a skirt, made the adjustments, started sewing it with the fashion fabric and realized that the difference between the two fabrics (regular muslin vs. a fairly heavy denim, with stretch), meant that it fit very differently! So for me, the most helpful thing was mentioning that you can still tweak it as you construct it. I was just so excited to be finally putting it together I didn't think to allow for that! Luckily, I had enough left over that I was able to re-cut the front and undo an adjustment that was causing problems in the denim. THIS TIME, I will simply baste and now sew / serge the seams to check the fit BEFORE boldly going forward!

@lindawisner3525 3 года назад

Thanks Evelyn!

@michellemendoza3884 3 года назад

Transferring pattern pieces from tissue to other paper is genius! I'll be doing this from now on, thank you! I have to say for anyone else out there that might think making toiles is a waste of fabric- its absolutely not! For years I never made a mock up garment of a cheaper fabric that I could actually try on and I would just skip that step and go straight to cutting & sewing my actual (more expensive) fashion fabric- MISTAKE! Every time I skipped making a toile the finished garment didn't fit right and since it was made out of my more expensive fabric, it was just wasted and I'd never wear it because it didnt fit right. Toiles are worth the time & effort!

@jeanwestackroyd2966 3 года назад

Thankyou Evelyn !

@sashas3332 3 года назад

Thank you for teaching me so much

@CRRBennett Год назад

No one ever taught me this. Unles in the 1 and only home ec class I was asleep or absent. All my sewing projects i have picked skirts. Because Fitting! And J have never learned. Until now, this is my hoal

@janetwilliams7705 3 года назад

Great advice! Thank you.

@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509 3 года назад

Another great video! I love your content! Thanks for sharing!

@madelainen8453 3 года назад

You're so amazing! I love how clear and logical yoou explain things!!!

@Anna-2 Год назад

I only started sewing this year but I've had a lot of fit issues and subsequent learnings already. I learnt most women's patterns are drafted for a B cup, which in the sewing world means the bust measurement is 2" larger than the high bust measurement so if you're bust isn't that large proportional to your high bust you might want to pick a size larger bust measurement so it isn't too tight across the upper chest. And now I'm painfully learning about narrow shoulder adjustment!

@joannaerhardt7294 3 года назад

Mock ups definitely help!!

@heartstriumphant3456 Год назад

I did not know all these stages. I'm basically self taught but want to make things that actually FIT! I appreciate your help on all these steps.

@heatherartsy8944 3 года назад

I definitely cannot go without a mockup thanks for the video!!

@vindeljay Год назад

This is good to hear. I decided I wanted to make a design I saw in a shop, so had to learn how to make the pattern. I went down a rabbit hole of videos and books, it took days to understand important things. Then I made my first mock top, it failed went back to the drawing board and more videos, tried again and in the end decided to do something I didn't think would work and voila. My mock top of that went through a few alteration stages. I loved being able to draw all over it, cut it where I wanted, add bits and take bits away. I learnt so much through the entire process. I undid the mock top, redrew the pattern from it and made what I wanted. I am less afraid now to try things.

@Heyreneesews 3 года назад

This is a great video. I wish I saw it 2years ago when I started sewing garments. Nice job.

@cathyquilts2609 3 года назад

Gosh, I’ve never transferred the tissue pattern to paper or made a muslin mock-up. It makes so much sense, thank you!! I can apply this to making muslin cushions before upholstery fabric, too!

@diannelindeman3409 3 года назад

Love your videos.

@MapleArtworks 3 года назад

Your videos are literal life savers! My sewing has improved so much! Thank you!

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Oh I'm very glad to hear this! Thanks for watching 😀

@sneekylinux 3 года назад

This was a great video for me on how to fit garments, so ta matey...kudos

@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem 3 года назад

in the past and my history with sewing, i never once made a toille/muslin. although the instructions would say to, i would think to myself "i'm not going to all that trouble of making a fake one. i just make it out of my fashion fabric". i don't recall it ever being a total failure, but there was definitely room for improvement. i also never made anything particularly hard or well tailored. thanks you to and other seamstresses on yt, i'm working towards getting back into sewing for myself (its been 21 years). i just folded some freshly washed fabric that i procured last weekend, along with some patterns. can't wait! thanks for your videos.

@MiddleEastMilli 3 года назад

This was wonderful! Thank you for posting this! One thing I found helpful is to document my measurements/and or weight when I work on the pattern so that the next time I use the pattern, no surprises.

@AStitchinLife 3 года назад

Fitting yourself is always difficult 😅 especially when you’re plus size💜💜 Love your channel 🦋🦋

@oleanderwyvern 2 года назад

Wish I'd discovered yours and a couple other channels about 4 months ago. I've been sewing (actively) for 5 years, but come from a LARP background - and let me tell you, while a T-tunic is an excellent way to learn how to learn very basic preliminary construction, it is not the end-all-be-all of sewing. I taught myself princess seams, to a degree, but lacked any mentor. But I liked how the garments I made fit well enough, and enjoyed the process of sewing well enough that I decided to pursue an ambitious sewing project: making my own wedding dress for my medieval/fantasy-themed wedding. It's going, but I'm only focusing on the bodice (which takes ~1.5 yds (1.4 meters)) and have gone through 12 yards (~11 meters) of fabric just trying to fit the bodice properly and there's STILL things I dislike about the fit (I am not generally a perfectionist, I finally got the design comfortable, now I'm just curing the weird bunching at the front of the armhole seam (I was taught to call this armscythe by my quasi-mentors in the LARP field, but have yet to hear anyone else use the term). Discovering videos like yours and other creators have meant I see more impact from each draft, however. I'll get it done, but fit is no joke! I will be saving this pattern into perpetuity once I get it worked out!

@melissawilk994 2 года назад

Thank you❣ I love your great energy! You covered quite a few steps; taking the time to go through the process of what we need to do is very important to me. I will re-watch and also pay close attention to your other sewing tutorials!

@angele8638 2 года назад

It will take some time to get use to sewing with pattern when l bought my first pattern cutting was difficult l made an error cutting centerfront but when l reread the instructions l reliase so l had to cut this again and l fitted the garment as l went along l have also made several garment from this pattern l have adjusted and done several things with this pattern

@buffer1954 3 года назад

I’ve IMPLEMENTED watching your videos 😂😂👌👏It’s a great start❗️

@rhondabarlow860 3 года назад

I've never made a trial garment. I do adjust the paper pattern and adjust the final garment . Good video 💕🌱

@lindaf1365 3 года назад

Slowly and steadily does It for me! Don't accept anything less than perfect. Thank you for the great breakdown of the process.

@deborahspooner8046 3 года назад

Yes, yes, yes!

@tiahoffert 3 года назад

Thank you so much for making these informative and easy to digest videos! Beginner/intermediate sewist here and anytime I run into a *snag* your channel is the first one I turn to.

@paulabildson157 2 года назад

Thank you Evelyn! I love the vintage look and cannot wait to start adding vintage styles to my wardrobe. I found the info about the muslin mock-up most helpful. I didn't understand until now that making a trial piece first is how it's done.

@girlofdifferentera2922 3 года назад

So encouraging!! Thankyou! Just this week I figured out sort of how darts work and how to change them to alter the fit! (It was a light bulb moment when I put it all together.)

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Wonderful!! I bet it will make a huge difference in how you understand darts moving forward 😀

@merindymorgenson3184 3 года назад

I couldn’t believe how much faster it was to make my girl’s Easter dresses because they wanted them loose fitting and I wanted room for them to grow into them. The dresses patterns are always sized larger than my girls are, so I just made them up as is. But the fit was quite large in the waist for my little skinny minis. Since that was the goal, it was okay, but contrast that with the earlier shirts I made for them that fit almost perfectly because I did the adjustments in size and the toiles ahead of time. It may take longer, but you’re spot on. That extra work translates into a much improved fit!

@websherpa Год назад

Your videos are always so engaging and polished, yet approachable and I love how each is a little slice of the whole process and very detailed. In my sewing journey, as I have made some simple garments, I find it helpful to go back to certain videos to review and it’s amazing how much more you pick up and absorb from them on a second view once you know and have experienced the process a little more.

@PopleBackyardFarm 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing this I want my clothing to fit better as I am sewing

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

With a little practice you can definitely do it!

@craftyam 2 года назад

Just found you on youtube. Love all I have listened to so far. Especially love your hat and hat pin here! Thanks for you channel.

@kimwarburton8490 Год назад

i did GCSE textilles, was a brief trainee tailoress, did industrial sewing on sports tennis and badminton nets and did quite a few DIY projects that never turned out the way i wanted, which all ended at least 15 years ago XD I'm going on holiday to a hot n humid country, linen has been the suggested fabric to wear. I've worked out it would be the same price/cheaper to buy patterns, dressmaker doll, sewing machine, thread, fabric etc n make myself. I never did mock-ups n i never had an adjustable doll in the past. Luckily my area has a good selection of charity shops, so i'll be buying some bedding it seems XD My brain has been almost feverish with anticipation and desire to make my own clothes, to finally have clothes i actually WANT vrs what will do Take shorts, they are always too long n frumpy on me, or too short n revealing of my upper thigh flabbyness, now i can make them with All The Pockets, the length and width i desire

@Escape10mom 3 года назад

Yes, learning to fit your body is a must if you want your garments to look good on you. I've learned to look at and figure out the garments final measurements that helps with fitting.

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

Right! Using finished garment measurements as a guide rather than the stated body measurements on the envelope is a life-changing moment!!

@allisonmiller6088 3 года назад

New subscriber long time sewer. I would love to see a video on your favorite vintage patterns. I am always looking for cute patterns!

@betsymach2435 Год назад

I've been making my clothes pretty much all my life and if I still had all the clunkers that I ended up with, I'd have to add a room ... not just a closet ... to keep them in! I know those 3 steps would help me, it seems like a lot of work, but so is skipping them and going straight to a clunker! So anyway I would like to learn how to do those steps. Another challenge is to pick out a dress style that will work for my body, perhaps you have a video that addresses this challenge. If so, could you please let me know where to find it. Thank you very much, your videos are wonderful and I'm considering signing up for vintage sewing school, just haven't gotten up my courage/commitment yet.

@seestellysew8472 3 года назад

This is a great video

@belindarichardson5349 3 года назад

I am always in rush and tend to sew because it's fun but am always I almost never make a toile because of this (plus I've spent all my money on the good fabric and vinnies even starts to look pricey). But I found even just stopping at the pattern stage and actually measuring the peices myself and adjusting according to my measurments makes the finished garment turn out so much better!

@May-gq7wn 3 года назад

I've been digging all the old sheets out of our "rag" box. Toiles it is.

@chayaq6690 2 года назад

Thanks for all your realistic information about fitting and sewing and how long it actually takes. I made a 2 hr summer skirt (in about 6 hrs) only to realize that it doesn't look right on me and will take a lot of adjusting. It isn't like baking muffins which takes about an hour start to finish! So I've unpicked and gone back a few steps. The material was in my stash and not expensive so I will use it as a toile and make my adjustments.

@marathorne6821 3 года назад

As somebody who is about 18 months into my dressmaking journey, my biggest light bulb moment so far was when I profoundly understood that I cannot expect a perfect fit simply by slavishly following the pattern instructions! Most commonly for me, I need to grade between sizes at the hip, lengthen the bodice, and lower any horizontal bust darts. I really am desperate to attend some face-to-face "fitting" classes so I can benefit from expert guidance in the real world! Until that is possible, I am soaking up as much "virtual" wisdom as possible. So thank you for sharing yours! 🙏

@somebodyelse138 3 года назад

I have no wish to tread on Evelyn's toes here, but could I recommend some of the fitting videos from Sure Fit Designs? I was trying to make trousers that fit me, using a commercial pattern that stated quite clearly not to grade between the sizes - as this was my first pair of trousers that left me in something of a quandary as there was no way these trousers were going to fit me unless I did so. Thankfully, SFD has a design system that allows one to create a pattern that fits in every direction - and along with the system are the video and article libraries that show how to adjust the various areas to fit - and they have a dress section as well as a section for trousers. I have found that between Evelyn, SFD and a couple of other RU-vidr sewers, I've managed to learn how to adjust and sew together all sorts of different garments.

@marathorne6821 3 года назад

@@somebodyelse138 Thanks for the recommendation. I shall have a look.

@feyisbored 2 года назад

Thank you for this very informative video. I would say I am just passed the acceptance stage of "Assumed Knowledge" and the deep secrets of The Pattern. I have recently found myself at the stage of "Pattern sizing on the packaging doesn't mean diddley squat" and so have found myself at this lovely video. My biggest take away is that there are 2 other stages to a good fitting. I knew there was the final one when using your fashion fabric. Changing the pattern to fit my body early on makes total sense as well as doing a muslim mock up. I kinda sorta was doing my own way of of a mock up. I bought the cheapest plain black cotton to make a wearable skirt. I figured it would be easy to hide any errors etc...but old bed sheets makes more sense and i wouldnt have to carry out final tidbits....i acutally don't know. Hopefully I will find your video on that :) I recant! My biggest take away that had the bells in my head say DING DING: "Slow down" i'm too in a rush to wear stuff lol

@meagannavarre7228 3 года назад

Well, I feel a bit better about myself now because I already do this! Now if only I knew exactly how to alter the fit of things better when I know adjustments need to be made. 😅

@Evelyn__Wood 3 года назад

I know, this is the longest to learn, but the good news is you only really have to learn the fit issues that apply to you and it's usually only two or three maximum, so you don't have to learn EVERYTHING! 😀

@meagannavarre7228 3 года назад

@@Evelyn__Wood Thanks for the encouragement!

@sherryjackman9680 2 года назад

Since i had a longer torso than average, I have always had to add inches at the waist when the dress has a fitted waistline. Making skirt darts is no problem for me, and that was in a different video, so I was able to skip past that since my darts are always right on target and not all pointed. I guess even though I didn't do well in home economics in school, I later learned how to sew and now want to make items out of necessity. Thanks for your channel. I especially like the part where you talk about the necessity to make a skin for your mannequin, which is something I didn't do in the past. I look forward to working with my mannequin in a few months, but right now it is not even out of the box, as life got in the way.

@marylennox288 3 года назад

This was super helpful, thank you! For me, one of the hardest things to get my head around is how to transfer the changes made to a toile back onto the paper pattern - it's a complete mystery to me and so I never seem to get around to making a final garment that fits :(

@fri5481 3 года назад

A wareble test version. So you can ware it and feel if it's good or need some tweaks. Or if you feel good waring it. If thats a yes i make one in more presiose fabric. 😊

@elizabethpack7523 3 года назад

Hello Evelyn, I'm new to your channel, and I am finding it very useful! I have come to agree with all three stages of fitting, especially after making the mistakes of cutting out my fashion fabric, and sewing up a garment...and then the terrible disappointment that it doesn't fit properly. It's also frequently the case that the overall silhouette of the garment does not suit my figure. There is a difference between good garment construction and a garment that I'll actually wear! Case in point: I made a very simple tunic style top out of some Liberty lawn ($$$!!), and it looked like a (very pretty) hospital gown on me. So, I reworked the fabric into a camisole...but it still didn't look right. I used some other Liberty fabric to modify the camisole pattern by lowering the dart by a full 2 inches, and it fits better. It's still not necessarily the best shape for my bust, and the fabric drapes rather stiffly. This has resulted in me being a little wary of digging into my fabric stash to make my own clothes, but I'm considering my current stash as a learning opportunity! Investing the time in these three steps will get me much farther along in a handmade wardrobe that is functional and fits well, which is my ultimate goal! Thanks so much!