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Customize your sewing patterns by HEIGHT - This tool makes it SO EASY to to get the perfect fit!
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Petite? Tall? Just a little different than average? I pinky promise this trick will help all of your sewing patterns fit better!
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This calculator should also work when your pattern has height adjustment lines (aka lengthen/shorten lines)... you could just divide the calculated adjustment throughout your lines! I personally don't use cut-and-shift height adjustment lines because I'm sewing for tons of clients at various heights, and can't just cut up my pattern every time. That's why I choose to just shift my pattern around like this, instead! Happy sewing :)
I'm also 5'1"!
Great system! Thank you for sharing!
I found all that information very interesting. Even though I rarely had to use them, I always just went by the shorten/lengthen marks on pattern pieces assuming they would be the correct adjustment. I definitely would like to try this method the next time I need to make an adjustment. I’m just not sure where to find the body height the sewing pattern is designed for. Great video and, again, you explained it all really well! 👍🏼😊
Yay! Give it a go! I think some patternmakers put it in their patterns or on their website (maybe an FAQ section?) or you could always just shoot them an email and I'm sure they'd be happy to help!
Will you be making other kinds of calculators? For example width? Total bust adjustment? Things like that?
I don't think I am expert enough in the bust adjustment techniques to make calculators and content on that yet, but hopefully some day! Also, regarding "width", if you are looking for a tool to help you grade from smaller to larger sizes, you should check out Diane Deziels Toolfully ruler on Etsy!
Hi, Great tutorial. Will this system work for those of us who are long waisted. I usually add about 2 inches to my shirt patterns because I am 18" instead of the usual 16" on patterns? Thanks
I think it is a good place to start! You might shift 1/4 to 1/2" from the pants to the bodice if needed, but I imagine it would be minimal impact unless you are making a jumpsuit!
Hi! I love this idea! However, I've tried to add my height to this calculator but it doesn't seem to read fractions of an inch. I'm 62.5 inches tall. When I plug that number in, it changes the number to 90 inches. (!!) I tried it several times and that's what happens. I plugged both 62 inches and then 63 inches into the calculator. The adjustments are significantly different for 62 inches vs 63 inches. 62inches: .31, .38, .47. 63 inches: .63, .75, .94.
What can I do? "Splitting the difference" is more calculating that I want to do...(math challenged over here!) and that's why I was so excited to try this calculator. Is there a way to have it work for heights that aren't round numbers?
AH yes! I hadn't thought of that. I just adjusted the settings so you can put in up to two decimal points! Thanks so much for letting me know :)
@@charliedarwintextiles YAY! Thanks!
super cool tool, thank you for that! I just wonder if there would be a difference when you do the adjustments like you demonstrated, or to use the 'shorten/lengthen' lines that some patterns come with?
Great question! I feel pretty confident that you could use the calculated adjustment and disperse it throughout the shorten/lengthen lines. I forgot to mention that in the video, but I wish I did! I do it without shorten/lengthen lines bc I'm making clothes for so many different clients that I can't just keep cutting up my paper patterns, so I needed more of a quick-adjustment approach. But I think this will work the same with various adjustment lines! 👍👍
With all due respect, I take issue with your method. It has total disregard for the human form. We are all shorter and longer in different areas and proper fitting takes this into consideration. For example: shortening a bodice for a shorter woman, petite if you will, at the waistline, will merely bring the horizontal line of the waist higher visually. It will not raise the armscye, or shorten the area between the apex and shoulder seam or the apex and waistline, both VERY common lengthadjustments for petites, which I have fitted for decades. As for pant legs and skirts, shortening at the hem merely shortens the pants. It does not take into consideration the cut of the pant leg, very important today with various shapes of pant legs out in the market place. The knee point needs to be established first on any pant leg before shortening it. I assume you know the technique. And don't even get me going on high , full buttocks that need more length in the upper area of pants, when the hem length can be perfect. The sad reality is that less experienced sewists do not know these things and seek the internet for help. Your advice totally ignores their individuality of body shape and the unique fitting adjustments it needs. Its not all about length.