Thanks for this tutorial Lindsey. Curious to know whether there was a complementary adjustment to the front crutch curve as some length was added to the back crotch curve. Thanks!
Hi this was great and I’m going to give it a try. I was wondering however why you only increase one inch, from the finished garment measurement instead of say, 3 inches from the corresponding body measurement- doesn’t that mean there is no ease on the garment? Thanks! Just subscribed!
Not sure I'm following your question, but if there is stretch in your fabric, you don't want ease in the garment. Well, not for cigarette pants, anyway. Obviously, if you want more ease in your pants, you can add more than 1". Hope that helps!
So I made a muslin for pants in my sewing class but when I tried them on at home the seat is too tight and the waist is too small. Can I narrow the seam allowance? I don't know how to make the size bigger for the waist.
Pants are very tricky and so unique to each body. I'd take them back to your teacher and ask for help. But, in general, you can totally narrow the SA. That's why it's there! :)
@@InsidetheHem Thank you! I'll have to wait til next class but I have a feeling I should have cut the bigger size even though she told me which one I should cut out on the pattern.
There’s not a super cut and dry answer for that without some testing and Muslining. But if you identify with a bubble butt, you here FSA. If you identify with wide set hips you need to grade. Some people - like me - need both! But I would also consider the front half of your body compared to the back half. If your fronts and backs are relatively close in width, grade. If not, fsa. Hope that helps.
What is the difference between the pant FSA and the skirt FSA? I saw your skirt version (insert wedge) once use for pants and was wondering why you didn't use that.
This one is for more of a fitted pant where the “hump” of the bum is important. The other one just increases the crotch length of a pant which can cause more problems if that’s not what you need.
@@InsidetheHem Good to know! I just need more room in the back but not a longer crotch as I am petite and will probably also need to shorten the rise and/or do a flat front adjustment as I always have a baggy crotch. Is there an order on which adjustments to first? This is the reason I want to sew my own pants as RTW pants rarely fit me right.
Would really like to see how this turned out. Would like to see the whole fitting process from start to finish on a pair of pants.
Would like to see the whole process of making the muslin and final adjustments. I already learned a lot!
Would love to see the finished garment from this video!!
Thank you
Where can I see the finished garment after this adjustment- and were any crotch changes required?
Would have really liked to see if the adjustments worked.
💖 Great tutorial!
☺ Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. My pants are often too short in the bum. I've been thinking about making and adjusting a pattern from existing pants.
I would love to see the follow up video to see how this adjustment worked for her!
Would love to see a follow up bc this is my problem and why I continue to hold off on making my bottom patterns
Thanks for this tutorial Lindsey. Curious to know whether there was a complementary adjustment to the front crutch curve as some length was added to the back crotch curve. Thanks!
No. That’s sort of the point. For big bums you need to have enough fabric in the back to get over the “hump”.
Hi this was great and I’m going to give it a try. I was wondering however why you only increase one inch, from the finished garment measurement instead of say, 3 inches from the corresponding body measurement- doesn’t that mean there is no ease on the garment?
Thanks! Just subscribed!
Not sure I'm following your question, but if there is stretch in your fabric, you don't want ease in the garment. Well, not for cigarette pants, anyway. Obviously, if you want more ease in your pants, you can add more than 1". Hope that helps!
I wonder, if there’s no dart in the pant, do you just pick a spot in the middle of the pant to draw down a line?
No dart? Is there elastic in the waist?
Inside the Hem it’s a drawstring waist, but it’s huge on me. My butt makes the back waist go way down.
Can you not just size down??
Inside the Hem I’ve sized down 2 sizes. My waist is small compared to my hips.
So I made a muslin for pants in my sewing class but when I tried them on at home the seat is too tight and the waist is too small. Can I narrow the seam allowance? I don't know how to make the size bigger for the waist.
Pants are very tricky and so unique to each body. I'd take them back to your teacher and ask for help. But, in general, you can totally narrow the SA. That's why it's there! :)
@@InsidetheHem Thank you! I'll have to wait til next class but I have a feeling I should have cut the bigger size even though she told me which one I should cut out on the pattern.
It depends on so many factors. Trust your teacher (for now) and see where you end up. The muslin is just the first step!
how do you know if you need a fsa or just grade between sizes? thx :)
There’s not a super cut and dry answer for that without some testing and Muslining. But if you identify with a bubble butt, you here FSA. If you identify with wide set hips you need to grade. Some people - like me - need both! But I would also consider the front half of your body compared to the back half. If your fronts and backs are relatively close in width, grade. If not, fsa. Hope that helps.
What is the difference between the pant FSA and the skirt FSA? I saw your skirt version (insert wedge) once use for pants and was wondering why you didn't use that.
This one is for more of a fitted pant where the “hump” of the bum is important. The other one just increases the crotch length of a pant which can cause more problems if that’s not what you need.
@@InsidetheHem Good to know! I just need more room in the back but not a longer crotch as I am petite and will probably also need to shorten the rise and/or do a flat front adjustment as I always have a baggy crotch. Is there an order on which adjustments to first? This is the reason I want to sew my own pants as RTW pants rarely fit me right.
Are there other numbers that I can look at to decide how much to adjust? Some of my patterns don’t have a finished garment size.
Also! I’d love to see her finished pants!
You’ll have to calculate your own finished garment measurements.
Where did you get the instructions to do this? Are there formulas in a book to follow? Thanks:-)
There are a ton of tutorials online. I might have originally learned from Colette? I can't remember.
Thanks!! I did this and it worked wonderfully
Thank you for a great, informative video. I will definitely try this.
No finished product???😩