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Kehinde OniLearn simple, effective methods for creating well-fitting garments.
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WHEN THE NUMBERS DON’T ADD UP: HOW I DIAGNOSE MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BECOME FIT PROBLEMS
In my last post I shared how the apex from waist controls everything in a bodice draft.
But that discovery didn’t happen in isolation.
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THE MEASUREMENT THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING IN YOUR BODICE DRAFT
I’m currently drafting for one of my beta testing clients and I had to stop.
Not because something went wrong exactly. But because something didn’t add up, and in pattern drafting, when something doesn’t add up, you stop and figure out why...
The Measurements Patterns Never Ask For
I asked a simple question in my general chat last week:
“What’s one measurement you wish commercial patterns asked for? Mine would be hip level, what’s yours?”
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Why Your FBA Might Not Be Fixing Your Fit Problem (And What To Do Instead)
If you’ve been sewing for a while, you probably know what a Full Bust Adjustment is.
You’ve done it. Maybe more than once.
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BETA TESTING ISN’T LINEAR. HERE’S WHAT I’VE LEARNED.
I had a plan.
Three months ago, I decided I was ready to offer custom parametric pattern blocks to clients. I had the skills. I understood the theory. I knew how to draft, how to use Seamly2D, how to solve fit problems.
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