Fitting Tips from the Pros

摘要

For the past few years, sewing profession-rnals Linda Lee and Louise Cutting havernbeen traveling together teaching not onlyrnat their own hands-on sewing retreats but also atrnAmerican Sewing Guild conventions and other na-rntional venues. Working with sewers who have specificrnfitting issues, Linda and Louise have discovered thatrnalthough there are certainly many individual fit problems, there are also a few that are shared by many.rnHere, they share solutions to six of the most common fitting problems they encounter in their workshops: adding upper arm circumference to a sleeve, adjusting the shoulders, altering a bodice circumference, adjusting for a rounded back, removing excess back leg width, and fixing wrinkles below the derriere. By adding these techniques to your sewing repertoire, you'll be able to solve most fitting problems and get the perfect fit every time.