Full bust adjustment ( FBA ) with PRINCESS SEAMS. Before & after fit clips. Super practical!

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Princess seams are lovely and there are many garments that have them: jackets, blouses, dresses... the pattern might not cater for your sewing bust cup size and that is totally fixable with a Full Bust Adjustment (FBA).
There are a few differences to the traditional Full bust adjustment because we have two pattern pieces instead of one. The improved fit is very worth it!
Today you'll see:
*Jacket with a B cup turned to a C cup
*Dress bodice taken from a B cup to a D cup
*Adjusting bust height after doing the FBA
*Optional waist adjustment after doing the FBA
*Examples before & after
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@LiftingPinsandNeedles 11 месяцев назад

If you enjoy my work and it provides value for your own sewing, consider supporting my channel. Thank you :) PATREON: for ongoing monthly support you receive rewards, exclusive posts, videos and full sew alongs from me www.patreon.com/liftingpinsandneedles KO-FI: a one off “coffee” will support ongoing cost of sewing supplies ko-fi.com/liftingpinsandneedles

@NadoCrowFriend 4 месяца назад

I love Princess Seam designs ~ Thank you for refreshing my memory on how to do an FBA on a Bodice Princess Seam !

@seamsuneven7824 Год назад

WOW!!!! Anyone who doesn't see this....they are missing OUT! JUST SAYIN'! EXCELLENT!!!! Thank you Karina! 💜

@barbaradavie150 Год назад

This is amazing. I had no idea it could be done. First, I'm going to attempt - no, I'm going to make the full bust adjustments with the regular dart and get that perfected. Thank you. Thoroughly enjoy your tutorials. I have learned soooo much.

@LovingHandsDesign Год назад

Thank you for sharing, this was awesome and very very easy to follow and understand. Right now I have this exact type of princess seam to do an FBA on. Now I know how to properly do it.

@sharonnickels2788 Год назад

I have avoided princess seams because i didn't know how to adjust! This video is extremely helpful.

@NadoCrowFriend Год назад

Beautifully demonstrated! You always have a way of taking the “fear” out of making changes to a pattern! Thanks so very much.

@judithglavas9030 Год назад

Thank You. I always enjoy your videos and learn from them.

@bananahannah191 7 месяцев назад

Super helpful, thank you!!!

@LiftingPinsandNeedles 7 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@JillHouse-sf5vx 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for making this video! It really helps me a lot!

@lindak8664 Год назад

Thank you for another informative video. I often refer back to your tutorials, i like the way you explain things 😊

@kristinechamplin9284 Год назад

Very helpful. I did not realize that you needed a width adjustment as well as a height adjustment. The way you presented this was excellent.

@deb.m.7458 Год назад

Karina, you are so kind to teach us. That’s me, a B to D princess bust adjustment and it’s not too scary to do. Love it when I learn a new technique. Muchas Gracias 🙏

@janicemorin3485 Год назад

Thank you, so clear. I now totally understand the concept and process.

@mmgg9337 4 месяца назад

Very clear and helpful. Thank you

@katherinelaw462 Год назад

Karina I’ve just bought you a Ko-fi I’m sending you my apologies for spelling your name wrongly 😢 I love watching your videos they are so instructive. ❤xx

@tinka4243 Год назад

Helpful as always and clearly explained! Thank you so much for all your work ❣

@laurajones4088 Год назад

Love your techniques and fitting series videos! Super useful information that can be applied to any pattern. Thank you Karina

@grammykcutter6374 Год назад

How timely this is for me I was struggling to adjust a princess seam shirt to my bust measurements. You do such a good job of explaining. Thank you so much for your time and effort. You have helped my sewing to look better.

@janealdridge5940 7 дней назад

such a useful video! thank you

@margaretgorski7947 Год назад

Karina, thank you so much! This was an excellent lesson. I really appreciate it.

@Hiker_who_Sews Год назад

So clearly explained. Thank you

@krankywitch Год назад

Thank you, that's terrific, something to refer to if I do a FBA on a princess seam. I generally don't do them because I am a sewing B cup and I adore princess seamed patterns because they usually fit straight up. Recently though, I have come across a couple of princess seamed dress patterns (from the big paper pattern companies) that although the bodice fits perfectly, the shoulders are far too far apart and the neckline gapes like an open garbage bag. As they are sleeveless with very narrow shoulder straps I can't see what I can do to correct this issue. I did try scaling one pattern down 2 sizes to a more reasonable shoulder & neck width, but it looked like a garbage bag with pulled drawstrings at the top. I think I'm just going to call these patterns 'badly drafted' and use them as tissue paper packaging in gifts.

@kckazcoll1 Год назад

great tutorial, thanks Karina :)

@annescanapico7168 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, this was excellent. I’m always impressed with how detailed and clear your instructions always are and so appreciated.

@cindycash1772 Год назад

Thank you for demystifying a FBA on princess seams... its is a bit of work but I can see clearly how much better this jacket fits... 😊

@valeriepoole1535 10 месяцев назад

A brilliant video, I am now going to do my fba using your technique, thank you for sharing this.

@carolinedelisle589 Год назад

This is super useful. Thank you very much. Even luckier for me that you are the same size and similar shape as I so I can follow your directions almost exactly.

@klynndubois6200 Год назад

Wow! Thank you ❤ I feel so confident now! This computes!

@kerrymcilwaine Год назад

Excellent as always, everything is explained beautifully.

@franreichenberg7466 Год назад

Thank you, this is so helpful.....and comes at a perfect time for me....one of my sewing aims for the year was a well fitting princess seam line persinalised bodice pattern! How do you chose size if you need a D or larger FBA? Patterns don't always state upper bust measurements in the size charts......

@LiftingPinsandNeedles Год назад

If it does not state the upper bust and you know it’s made for a B cup, just take away 2” from the full bust on the chart to find what the upper bust is. Add the number to the chart yourself. You can see more about that ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v9FLE5TlUgw.html

@lindapalmer8330 10 месяцев назад

I love your videos. I've been sewing for 50+ years, but I'm learning so much. I have a Jean Jacket I want to make. The front is 3 pieces. I need to make a DD cup adjustment. Where do I make the adjustment? The side front? The middle front? Or do I join these 2 pieces and make the adjustment then? Any help would be appreciated.

@ann-elisefryen6364 Год назад

Thanks a lot, I'v been waiting for this one. 🙂

@christinegraham2579 Месяц назад

Are there any differences in sewing with two-way stretch knits? Thank you for your wonderful instructions! ❤

@LiftingPinsandNeedles Месяц назад

@@christinegraham2579 I need to understand in what context? Your question is too general and I don’t even know if it’s related to the video you are commenting on.

@christinegraham2579 Месяц назад

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles the differences I’m talking about would be in regards to a princess seamed dress in a two-way stretch knit. I recently bought McCall’s pattern 7349 #ChloeMcCalls. I wanted to know if your instructions would transfer as is to a knit fabric for a dress pattern with princess seams. I’m sorry I sounded far too general before. And, thank you for your very prompt response.

@christinegraham2579 Месяц назад

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles my question pertains to an FBA on a princess seamed dress in medium weight stretch knit in perhaps a jersey knit. For reference im using McCall’s 7349

@TheLooselois Месяц назад

I think the notches I have are only to “match up” but doesn’t indicate where the fullest part of the bust is. The bust curve continues outward after the notch above and then curves inwards before it gets to the next notch. What I’ve done is trued up the seams with the centre front and made my own notch based on the bust point indicated on the CF. Do you think that will work? 🤔

@LiftingPinsandNeedles Месяц назад

@@TheLooselois yes I do. Most patterns do indicate the fullest part but I can see how some designers would put them somewhere else.

@TheLooselois Месяц назад

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles ohh I don’t think it would work. To draw the line straight down meant going outside the pattern at the under bust. I’m trying with the first notch now. See how that goes

@alexis2.o14 Год назад

Can I add princess seams to a dress without pulling it apart? Like add the princess seam like a regular dart?

@LiftingPinsandNeedles Год назад

I replied on the other video where you asked the same question.

@cleanqueen75 Год назад

I’m a B cup but I can’t seem to get princess seams to look right on me. So I stay away from them.

@valeriepoole1535 10 месяцев назад

Hi, I have just done this other fba , however, as i have had to a cup size d, it has thrown the bottom of the half of the pattern out of line with the top of it. My pattern comes in two pieces, one half is the bust part, the other half is the top part which is a square neckline shape. It has thrown the pattern leaning over to the left. I am not sure if this is of any help to you, but I just wondered if you figure it out for me, many thanks.

@LiftingPinsandNeedles 10 месяцев назад

I really can’t visualise the design you are mentioning. Some bodices will require more complex steps to get the FBA to work. This video is about regular princess seams and not designs with more seams. I cannot figure it out for you. I don’t offer personalised free or paid consulting like what you are requesting. This question is very specific and I can’t possibly reply here on a comment.

@valeriepoole1535 10 месяцев назад

@@LiftingPinsandNeedles Hello again, thank you so much for your reply. I understand that it is difficult for you to visualise and for me to describe what I mean. The pattern is for a normal fba. It's just that the top of it it is in 2 halves. If it is if any help the pattern is New Look N6692, which would show you the style of the pattern. I have tried myself to understand why it has done what it has done, as the original is in the correct position when put together. I may have to go back to the old Way of doing a fba, and see if that works. I really do like this new way as it is so much simpler. However if it is because my bust is too large maybe the new way doesn't work for it . I love 💕 your videos, thank you for all your hard work in producing them it's very much appreciated. Val Poole.

@leonie4696 Год назад

What a disappointment - in the beginning you promised to explain how to do an FBA with a princess seam coming from the shoulder - I sat through the whole video and you never mentioned it again. This was not at all helpful.

@LiftingPinsandNeedles Год назад

The technique is EXACTLY the same (implied, as most viewers have understood), you do the same lines and cuts and move the pieces in exactly the same way. You draw the line to the front armhole notch.