Blending Sizes for the Dungiven Dress
It’s pretty common to want to blend sizes when making a new pattern, and each style needs a different approach. Since the Dungiven Dress has…
Fitting the Dungiven Dress
The Dungiven Dress is a midi length dress with topstitched box pleats on the front and back for waist shaping. The back has topstitched princess…
Zipper Tips for the Dungiven Dress
The prescribed zipper for the Dungiven Dress is a 36” (91.5 cm) two-way separating zipper, with brass teeth or aluminum teeth. There’s a notch at…
Lengthening and Shortening the Dungiven Dress
The Dungiven Dress has a longer midi skirt, ideal for wearing as a regular dress and styling as a duster. The finished length is very…
Madrone Pants: How to Lengthen/Shorten
The Madrone Pants hem is intended to fall to the ankle, but of course you can customize your pants to what you want! That is,…
Fitting the Madrone Pants
We all love the ease of some Big Pants Energy! This post will help you to think about intended fit and any changes that you…
Madrone Pants: Adjust the Rise
When sewing your own pants – and getting a great fit to your unique self – consider adjusting the rise. “Rise” (aka “crotch depth”) is…
Slow Shirt: Forward Shoulder Adjustment
The Slow Shirt has the shoulder seam location hidden in the yoke – the yoke includes part of the Front’s length. You can see the…
Fitting the Slow Shirt
The fit of the Slow Shirt is exaggerated and lusciously oversized, with dropped shoulders and back pleats. The finished hem falls to mid-thigh, and the…
Slow Shirt: Lengthening or Shortening the Bodice
The Slow Shirt is drafted for a height of 5’5” (165cm). For the finished shirt length, the measurement on the chart shows the distance from…