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#178 What you should know about fitting with Kate Roberts

April 7, 2025 Zoe Check Your Thread

Those of us who make our own clothes know that taking the time to make a toile or muslin, and altering our sewing patterns to fit our own bodies are steps we ought to take. We know that they’ll result in better fitting garments that we’ll want to wear more often. But these steps can…

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#131: Self-Drafting for Fitting Success with Elisalex Jewell

April 22, 2024 Zoe Check Your Thread

Do you want to create well fitting clothes, but you’re put off by having to make lots of changes to your pattern plus multiple toiles to test the fit? My guest, Elisalex Jewell, is an anythor and one of the founders of sewing pattern brand By Hand London. Elisalex tells us why self drafting using…

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#96: Pattern Fitting Q&A with Kate Roberts

July 10, 2023 Zoe Check Your Thread 36:12

This week’s episode is the second with pattern cutting and fit expert, Kate Roberts from Project Patterns. We talk about how we can build up our own bank of fitting knowledge, and we get into some trouser fitting nitty gritty. Kate also explores how to adapt seemingly gendered sewing patterns for different bodies. Support the…

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Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 36:12 | Recorded on July 10, 2023

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