Learn how to fit a woven bodice to your body and finally have clothes that fit you well.
Fitting can be intimidating, but we take the overwhelm out of learning these essential skills, all while sewing up a wardrobe staple, the Hinterland Dress.
This price is reduced because it does not include the Hinterland Dress pattern itself. If you need the pattern, please join the course here instead. This online course includes over 12 hours of video instruction, membership in our vibrant online course community, and a printed pattern sheet shipped to your door.
This discounted version of the Fit and Sew Bodices course does notinclude the Hinterland PDF Sewing Pattern. However, a printed copy of the full-size pattern pieces will be shipped to you. If you need the Hinterland Dress pattern, please join the course here instead.
a versatile dress pattern
Fit and Sew Bodices
Project: Fit and sew the Hinterland Dress
The iconic handmade dress, our much-loved Hinterland, provides an ideal opportunity to delve into how to fit a bodice. The Hinterland offers a timeless, comfortable, and elegant silhouette. Featuring three sleeve options, partial or full button down plackets (as well as a no-placket option), customizable length, and inseam pockets, this is a pattern workhorse that spans the seasons.
Skills learned:
How to “read” a muslin
Fitting principles
How to raise or lower a dart
How to do a full bust adjustment (FBA)
How to do a small bust adjustment (SBA)
Shoulder and back adjustments
How to do a full bicep adjustment
How to sew bust darts
How to sew bias facing
How to sew a placket
How to sew buttonholes
What’s included:
12 hours of video instruction
Lifetime membership in our private, online support group
Hinterland Dress PDF Pattern
Pattern pieces shipped to your door
Exclusive discounts at our favorite fabric shops
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Skills learned:
How to “read” a muslin
Fitting principles
How to raise or lower a dart
How to do a full bust adjustment (FBA)
How to do a small bust adjustment (SBA)
Shoulder and back adjustments
How to do a full bicep adjustment
How to sew bust darts
How to sew bias facing
How to sew a placket
How to sew buttonholes
What’s included:
12 hours of video instruction
Lifetime membership in our private, online support group