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How much ease at the bust would you recommend fo a jacket?

Very helpful demonstration. Thank you for sharing and explaining in a clear and detailed manner.

Very helpful so clearly explained and demonstrated

Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful information, I never thought to fix minor gaping this way.

Please get a glass of water whilst you’re recording or do some editing because this was truly painful to follow 😱😭

Omg!! You are a very clever and meticulous seamstress. I have to sew on four if these to a baby romper and it occurred to me...erm " how do I align them?" You have demonstrated how to by using a pin I also greatly love the idea of forming a loop to see them on. Thank you so much.

What’s a mock up?

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Awh. That was a good video❤❤❤..i have lost my sewing confidence because i have the same fitting errors that show up every shirt i make! I don't know how to fix it..watching your video gives me new hopw❤..thankyou ❤

Thankyou so much for the free video..i watched your other video on picking the right pattern size..i enjoyed that one as well..♡..i have purchased one of your books and i do plan on buying the other one in your video..since i have gotten older i have fit issues i need to learn how to fix..thankyou very much♡♡♡♡

You are amazing. Thank you for sharing this information. I have had a lifetime of struggling with gaping front, forward shoulder and hollow chest.

Agree with the earlier comments. Watching you work through this process has been so helpful. I just realized I’ve been incorrectly placing my pattern on the fold line wrong! Probably why I’ve had fitting issues. Thank you for sharing this educational video. Lovely fabric, too.

Thank you so much.

Great video! Thank you.

This was fantastic, I learned a lot! The advice about the yoke was new to me and so incredibly helpful. **I would love more information on fitting with princess seams.

I really appreciate your video! Thank you for showing your assessment method, along with the garments you made that didn't work for you, and also your calculations for how long it would take to alter them. Sewing is a hobby for me, and I am often critical of myself for how long my alterations take, so it's reassuring to know that they can in fact take considerable time even for pros. It is also good to know that you sometimes decide that some alterations are just not worth either the time, or that the type of fabric won't yield the desired results. I so appreciate the reality check! :)

Thank you so much, for sharing your video! This helps so much to assist me in what I need to do for my wrap dress!

Fascinating! This approach is much more localized and controlled rather than simply reducing the circumference of the front bodice along the entire the CF/fold. 🤔❤

Sarah, I learned about your Horizontal Balance Lines from Alexandra Morgan. I also have your fitting book.I appreciate what you contribute to the home sewists community. I have also learned about making slopers/test patterns and garments to achieve the correct fit and styling before working on my master fabric. I've also learned that I look better wearing princess lines.

Thank you for relieving the knot of frustration that suddenly emerged in my stomach (just started sewing and there's been quite a few lessons taught in a very short period of time 😅).

I’m a little late in catching this “lecture” but it was so fascinating. Agree with others, your video presentation was perfect. I’m a beginner but this video really helped me in understanding seam finishes. Your advice on finishing a seam based on what the fabric wants to do is a real game changer. Love the use of your butterfly seam finishes. I will now embrace the fact my “me-made” clothes will appear quite different on the inside and not keep trying mirror RTW clothing. Looking forward to viewing future lectures in 2024.

I agree with you about looking at garments for their details. The garment may not be me but I can see how I could use one or two of the details and adapt them to a garment I want to make. Thank you for going through the assessment of your finished garments. I like your idea of keeping swatches of the fabric you used with the pattern and noting the type of fabric, interfacings, facings, zipper placement, etc. and what you liked or didn't like about it and what you would change next time.

Hi Sarah. I have known about you for a number of years. I have your fitting book and I recommend it. I didn't know you had a YT channel. I'm surprised I didn't notice it before... I think it's the YT algorithms that don't always do a great job of finding related videos for the subjects I follow. You look better than ever. Your lilac velvet top goes so well with your hair highlights.

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Thank you, this has been really useful for a mock-up I've been trying to fit!

Great idea for a video. Listening to how you work through a fitting was a wonderful review for me and reminded me of some things I should be paying more attention to (like taking a photo of a muslin with all the horizontal and vertical lines). I relate to Chris' comment about reaching a speed bump. Thank you, ladies, I look forward to your next video.

I am so happy to have learned this technique from you, Sarah! Thank you so much! I absolutely love your CZcams videos 😊🎉

Thanks for this wonderful video Sarah! Very well explained, lots of great tips! 😊🎉

Thank you, Sarah! As always, your instruction is very well done. The videography is done so we can REALLY see what you are explaining. Much appreciated.

Very educational. I have that same pattern and have always had to make changes because my bust measurement aligns with a 14 but my hip measurement is a 16. My waist measures 35 so I'm in-between sizes. Blending is always a must for me but I live with it. I learned something new from your video and that was reducing the hip size from the outside of the lines which I would have never thought to do. Thank you!

Wonderful video! Thank you. Got some great ideas from this. 😃

Excellent tutorial on inserting a shoulder pad. I’ll try it today on a sweater jacket that needs a shoulder lift. Thank you.

Thanks for stressing the importance of clipping the corner. I keep forgetting to do that and my corners are not as precise as they could be. Another Sarah tip I will add to my sewing!

This was very clear and a helpful reminder of a technique that leivates our sewing. Thank you.

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Thank you so very much for generously sharing your knowledge and skills, Sarah. I have your fitting book for absolute beginners, and it is good to put a voice and face to your wise advice. This was so helpful.

This video has really helped my bewilderment about how to solve this gaping neckline problem that I constantly experience. I feel very enlightened by your smoothing method which I'm definitely going to try. Thank you for the detailed explanation and graphics. Super video.

Many thanks, this is exactly what I needed today.

Thank you for all the great information! I try to make notes about all the fitting adjustments I make for my garments. Doing this assessment on the finished garment is a wonderful idea. Seeing the examples you showed and hearing your assessments was very helpful.

This is really helpful. Thank you!

There is a cream colored project made up with a similar pattern hanging in my laundry room as of yesterday afternoon along with my super frustrated feelings. Moved on to a pair of moderately full leg pants. Hopefully they’ll be a comfortable fit as I have really put a lot of thought, research and time into them. I’m feeling so grateful to have you and just a few others online to turn to for advice and to also listen to your unexpected experiences and thoughts. When disappointments happen I have learned tidy up a bit then to turn to my machine and smile. So grateful it still lets me sit along its side.

Wow. Such great information and another opportunity to learn from making garments. I noticed that sometimes you said I " love " this about the garment and I "like" this. That resonat

I really got alot of good information from your video. Your checklist will help me "zero in" on why I don't care for a certain garment. Saying "I don't like it" isn't enough. I need to know why I don't like it. I am finding that it is easy to get swayed into a certain style or a certain garment that I see on Instagram, etc. but when I make a similar garment, I don't like it all. I have to make a conscious effort to stay with what works for me. Thank you for a great video.

I am always amazed at the amount of tailoring and sewing technical skill that goes into a fantastical runway project. I find sewing enough of an enjoyable challenge that I want all my makes to be wearable. Lots of food for thought when looking at other designers and artists. Thanks for this! ❤

Sarah I found this video very informative. I consider myself a confident beginner sewist (beginner at fitting) and have had many fails. The steps you have laid out will be very useful going forward.

So much to learn about how much the fabric itself can make in the final garment! I really appreciate that you used examples of your own garment misses. It will help me to be more forgiving of my own blunders to know that even professionals can and do have struggles in the area of anticipating exactly how these characteristics will affect the final wear experience. I sewed the same pattern in a flannel and in a quilting cotton and just that difference in the give of the fabric was enough to make one enjoyable to wear and one feel constrictive. What a light bulb moment.

I love your videos! Thank you for sharing them with us!

Absolutely answered my questions nd issue.

Thanks very much, Sarah! Seeing handwork skills is very useful!