Wow, I am grateful to Joy Bernhardt for mentioning you in her videos. She says how much she learned from you. I am sure as a garment sewer for just two years that I have PLENTY more to learn. Looking forward to more lessons from you Peggy.
when you pull the swag out of back on your muslin fabric do you sew dart and trace & re-cut pattern to get new look in new pattern to show swag back is out
This is an excellent video. I figured this out over my years of sewing, but having this visual instruction could have saved me years of ill fitting garments. I was always taught to “hate” darted clothing, looked matronly, etc. How dumb,
Hi Peggy, I really don't get what you are saying in the response above layman's term please. I get how you are folding out the excess fabric on an angle, how the dart tapers to nothing on the side seam.So you make a muslin, you have the same issues on the muslin, do you make this correction on the tissue pattern by folding out the excess? Surely you don't mean to have a literal dart in the back? Thanks!
I'm so happy to have found your video. You explained LCD so well. I am a beginner sewer and my bum causes my shirts to pool above it. I don't want to wear a shift dress all the time and would like to make a button down shirt that flairs out to drape over my bottom and accentuates my smaller waist.
Is there a dress form that can be identical to the body, to make sure the alterations are perfect? Don’t have a second person to fit on me so I need to rely on a dress form but what I have does not mimic my body.
Great video and wonderful description of fitting problems. Thank you. Just one question: I don't get the part where you say, "because it tapers at the side seam, It doesn't have to be in our finished garment" in reference to the swayback dart. What does that mean? Anybody?
From what I understand the dart is made in the pattern piece, not the garment. You need to put the dart in on the tissue before you cut your fabric. This takes that extra out of the finished garment, thus the dart is not in the finished garment.
This makes perfect sense to me, but is there any way to fix ready to wear clothing that is too long for me in the centre back - like EVERY dress or shirt that I buy because of my super short torso.
I am also having trouble understanding this... if it tapers to nothing at the side seams, then it doesn't have to be in the final garment.... so to dart, or not to dart?
Geri O'Donnell ...just keep watching and you WILL GET IT. Peggy is a master and the best teacher I have ever followed. I’ve been sewing for 55 years, but I learned more from Ms. Sager than anyone before. Depth is easy. Think of them as darts from one seam to the other seam. Wide to narrow.
Peggy you are excellent the way you explain LCD I WAS Never aware of this info. I think this would help very much in understanding pattern drafting thank you much. Bs
When you "dart out" the excess on the pattern, the bottom will look slightly curved in toward the center of the pattern and garment. When worn, the hem will be straight.
@ksproductionstv How to choose fabric (little black dress) is blocked Because while uploading you checked ✔this is not for children. You can uncheck this so we can save that video. Thanks ahead. 👍
After watching this again I just noticed this lady looked familiar. I found these webcasts on topic a few days ago,and their hers. It all makes sense now. If you go to Silhoutte Patterns you can view all her webcasts.Like Fitting Yourself By Yourself.I liked what she was saying so much that I signed up for her one day seminar in Alanta. $49 March 10 th 2013" Fitting Yourself by Yourself is what shes teaching. Next webcast Dec.17th "Off The Record" is the title. It won't be recorded.
Peggy I want to thank you for your show I watch very week but to day you dedicated the whole show to people in wheelchairs , witch I thank you I've been in the chair since 1995 and finding closes that look nice and fit properly is imposable I put a dress on for church if its nee length it becomes too short when I'm in my chair if its long then I run over the bottom with my wheels or it gets caught in the wheels being on ssi I buy second hand lose or dollar store cloths there's no one who thinks of a young women confined to a chair your the first one so thank you. Tammie
Hi Peggy, Although I don't think I have seen a response from you to any question or comment, I'm going to ask anyways and I hope you respond. I am interested in fit and your video has great information. I don't understand the statement you said at the end of the video ... "because it tapers at the edge of the seam, It doesn't have to be in our finished garment." How do you deal with the swayback issue? Please let me know. Thank you,
Debbie Chittick hi Debbie. If you have a sway back issue then you would take a horizontal dart at the lower back. You would take out the majority of the fabric in the middle and then the dart will tapper to nothing on both side seams. Kind of like an oblong diamond. Then you can transfer this to your tissue pattern.
Thank you so much for all you have taught but for some of us, our vision isn’t great and we need you to slow down a smidge just to give our eyes time to focus on what you are explaining to us. I know you probably only have so much time per video but why show it if only some of your audience is catching what you are showing...your work is so lovely and I would love to grasp your instruction. Thank you and please keep on teaching us.
It would help if she demonstrated the procedure, showing folding out that dart on the tissue/pattern and then explainig why it won't need to be sewn in the final garment. Procedures are difficult to understand, unless you actually see the steps executed. She is a great teacher, with limited time though. And I think she forgets how dense some of us are. It is so easy for her.
You should really make a trial pattern piece first then you would alter the shoulder seam before sewing. If you've already sewn a garment you would have to take the sleeve out, alter at the shoulder seam as shown, then cut the armhole a little larger to make up for that then sew the sleeve back in.
You would have to remove the sleeve and either make it smaller in circumference if it won't be too tight OR you have to make the arm hole larger in the arm pit area to fit the original sleeve into the reconfigured arm hole.
Her: "And this is gonna be really easy to remember because it so happens to coincide with L..." Me: LSD! Her: "...CD, Liquid Crystal Display." Me:..oh..
Wow, I am grateful to Joy Bernhardt for mentioning you in her videos. She says how much she learned from you. I am sure as a garment sewer for just two years that I have PLENTY more to learn. Looking forward to more lessons from you Peggy.
I am just beginning my sewing journey and this is extremely helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!
I have the "swayback" issue on a lot of my store bought tops. But now, thanks to you, I know the correct vocabulary.
You are hilarious! I love your sense of humor and your skills.. Thank you you as i am having issues with my bust area
One of the best explanation about fit.👍
fantastic information! I am a new to sewing garments, and this information has opened up a whole new world for me. thank you!
So simple! SO helpful! Thank you!!!
when you pull the swag out of back on your muslin fabric do you sew dart and trace & re-cut pattern to get new look in new pattern to show swag back is out
Hi Peggy. i would loke to hear from you how to solve the sleeves problems. . ( shifted to the front, shifted to the back etc)
This is an excellent video. I figured this out over my years of sewing, but having this visual instruction could have saved me years of ill fitting garments. I was always taught to “hate” darted clothing, looked matronly, etc. How dumb,
Hi Peggy, I really don't get what you are saying in the response above layman's term please. I get how you are folding out the excess fabric on an angle, how the dart tapers to nothing on the side seam.So you make a muslin, you have the same issues on the muslin, do you make this correction on the tissue pattern by folding out the excess? Surely you don't mean to have a literal dart in the back? Thanks!
I'm so happy to have found your video. You explained LCD so well. I am a beginner sewer and my bum causes my shirts to pool above it. I don't want to wear a shift dress all the time and would like to make a button down shirt that flairs out to drape over my bottom and accentuates my smaller waist.
Excellent presentation of helpful information. Thank you.
Is there a dress form that can be identical to the body, to make sure the alterations are perfect? Don’t have a second person to fit on me so I need to rely on a dress form but what I have does not mimic my body.
Great tutorial, but what do you do if the "removing" the dart in the back creates a pattern piece that doesn't lay flat?
A brief and useful explanation. I was looking for it
Great video and wonderful description of fitting problems. Thank you. Just one question:
I don't get the part where you say, "because it tapers at the side seam, It doesn't have to be in our finished garment" in reference to the swayback dart. What does that mean? Anybody?
From what I understand the dart is made in the pattern piece, not the garment. You need to put the dart in on the tissue before you cut your fabric. This takes that extra out of the finished garment, thus the dart is not in the finished garment.
This makes perfect sense to me, but is there any way to fix ready to wear clothing that is too long for me in the centre back - like EVERY dress or shirt that I buy because of my super short torso.
The best video to explain fit.. love it. Thank you so much.
You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you Peggy👍
I am also having trouble understanding this... if it tapers to nothing at the side seams, then it doesn't have to be in the final garment.... so to dart, or not to dart?
Geri O'Donnell ...just keep watching and you WILL GET IT. Peggy is a master and the best teacher I have ever followed. I’ve been sewing for 55 years, but I learned more from Ms. Sager than anyone before.
Depth is easy. Think of them as darts from one seam to the other seam. Wide to narrow.
Peggy you are excellent the way you explain LCD I WAS Never aware of this info. I think this would help very much in understanding pattern drafting thank you much. Bs
I messed up the back around the shoulders on the back pattern I can’t figure out how to take it up cause there’s a gap when you put it on
This is amazing! I'm going to write this down in my book!
When you "dart out" the excess on the pattern, the bottom will look slightly curved in toward the center of the pattern and garment. When worn, the hem will be straight.
thank you so much for the clarity!
this is so helpful. Thank you.☺
What is the pattern number of the white blouse, please?
Excellent explanation
Amazing video, thank you for the great tips.
Wonderful. Thank you
Excellent teaching
Excellent, thank you.
Such a great teacher 👌
thank you very much I need all this tutoring cos it is really hard to find the problem then I do struggle
Brilliant, Thanks for these videos Peggy
Where can one obtain a "French Curve"? I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan where there are many vendors.
sandy hofman
great video n tutorial i never knew about circunference wow thank!!!!!!!!!!
Super! Thanks 😊
Awesome! Solved just like "why won't my car start?" Is it Fuel, Ignition or Timing?
another great video..very well explained. thank you Bill
Good advise thank you ....🌹❤️🌹
@ksproductionstv How to choose fabric (little black dress) is blocked
Because while uploading you checked ✔this is not for children.
You can uncheck this so we can save that video. Thanks ahead. 👍
Great video!! Wow this was super helpful, this helped me ...
Perfectly described... thank you!
Love learning from you!
Thank you.very helpful.
Ohhhh! That makes so much sense!
great video Peggy!!
You are so good .can you please teach more about sewing? I'm still learning and I love sewing. How can I get in contact with you?
Thank you great tips
After watching this again I just noticed this lady looked familiar. I found these webcasts on topic a few days ago,and their hers. It all makes sense now. If you go to Silhoutte Patterns you can view all her webcasts.Like Fitting Yourself By Yourself.I liked what she was saying so much that I signed up for her one day seminar in Alanta. $49 March 10 th 2013" Fitting Yourself by Yourself is what shes teaching. Next webcast Dec.17th "Off The Record" is the title. It won't be recorded.
Prices certainly have changed since this originally aired. But then so has most everything else too.
great video,Thanks a lot.
Thank you very helpful
thanks mam this very useful i love it thank u very much
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What am excellent video!
Blew my mind... thank you :-)
Thanks Peggy
Legend. Wish they taught us this at school.
Brilliant!
Thank you!
THANKS
Would like to talk to you
thankyou!
Peggy I want to thank you for your show I watch very week but to day you dedicated the whole show to people in wheelchairs , witch I thank you I've been in the chair since 1995 and finding closes that look nice and fit properly is imposable I put a dress on for church if its nee length it becomes too short when I'm in my chair if its long then I run over the bottom with my wheels or it gets caught in the wheels being on ssi I buy second hand lose or dollar store cloths there's no one who thinks of a young women confined to a chair your the first one so thank you. Tammie
Thank u ...
Aw...I Love U thanks 😊 💓
Hi Peggy, Although I don't think I have seen a response from you to any question or comment, I'm going to ask anyways and I hope you respond. I am interested in fit and your video has great information. I don't understand the statement you said at the end of the video ... "because it tapers at the edge of the seam, It doesn't have to be in our finished garment." How do you deal with the swayback issue? Please let me know. Thank you,
Debbie Chittick hi Debbie. If you have a sway back issue then you would take a horizontal dart at the lower back. You would take out the majority of the fabric in the middle and then the dart will tapper to nothing on both side seams. Kind of like an oblong diamond. Then you can transfer this to your tissue pattern.
Cool. Thx
Ohhhh my goodness, thank you.
Thank you so much for all you have taught but for some of us, our vision isn’t great and we need you to slow down a smidge just to give our eyes time to focus on what you are explaining to us. I know you probably only have so much time per video but why show it if only some of your audience is catching what you are showing...your work is so lovely and I would love to grasp your instruction. Thank you and please keep on teaching us.
It's easier for you to use the stop, rewind and play than for most to watch a slow, droning on video.
It would help if she demonstrated the procedure, showing folding out that dart on the tissue/pattern and then explainig why it won't need to be sewn in the final garment. Procedures are difficult to understand, unless you actually see the steps executed. She is a great teacher, with limited time though. And I think she forgets how dense some of us are. It is so easy for her.
YEAH, but if you take the shoulder up WHAT do you have to to the SLEEVE !!! It will be all bunched up at the top !!
You should really make a trial pattern piece first then you would alter the shoulder seam before sewing. If you've already sewn a garment you would have to take the sleeve out, alter at the shoulder seam as shown, then cut the armhole a little larger to make up for that then sew the sleeve back in.
You would have to remove the sleeve and either make it smaller in circumference if it won't be too tight OR you have to make the arm hole larger in the arm pit area to fit the original sleeve into the reconfigured arm hole.
How are you
Her: "And this is gonna be really easy to remember because it so happens to coincide with L..."
Me: LSD!
Her: "...CD, Liquid Crystal Display."
Me:..oh..
I can't take my eyes off her beaitiful blazer! 💛
4:34 example
Sorry,forgot to say ....this is what solves the sway back,
Dear very nice more more video make.
Fabulous
I did not no this, thank you.
Hi dear respectable mam
wow! the high fashion designers don't know that you change the fabric to fit instead of changing the body?
I did not this, thank you.
Great video, thankyou
Great help ! THANKS
Thanks!!
Thank you!