The Last Stitch | Adapting Sewing Patterns for a Shorter Body: Petite Step-by-Step Tutorial @Thelaststitch | Uploaded September 2018 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
So what to do when parts of your body are shorter than the body the sewing pattern is drafted for?
In this video, I go through all the things one needs to consider when shortening a pattern, including the steps I take myself for doing petite alterations.
Some key petite altering takeaways
- Don’t shorten at the hem, unless the garment has straight side seams.
- Find out exactly where you are shorter, don’t just rely on the fold-lines on the pattern.
- Being short is also about proportions, so you might consider altering things like pockets, cuffs and collars too.
- Remember that altering by folding also can throw off things like buttonhole placements, sleeve depth and seam lines.
- Even if you are not technically short, you might still have areas where you are shorter than what the pattern stipulates.
- Check out the pattern company size chart to find out what measurements are used for drafting the patterns and adjust accordingly.
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So what to do when parts of your body are shorter than the body the sewing pattern is drafted for?
In this video, I go through all the things one needs to consider when shortening a pattern, including the steps I take myself for doing petite alterations.
Some key petite altering takeaways
- Don’t shorten at the hem, unless the garment has straight side seams.
- Find out exactly where you are shorter, don’t just rely on the fold-lines on the pattern.
- Being short is also about proportions, so you might consider altering things like pockets, cuffs and collars too.
- Remember that altering by folding also can throw off things like buttonhole placements, sleeve depth and seam lines.
- Even if you are not technically short, you might still have areas where you are shorter than what the pattern stipulates.
- Check out the pattern company size chart to find out what measurements are used for drafting the patterns and adjust accordingly.
✂️ Shop my sewing books and patterns
shop.thelaststitch.com
📘 Order my latest book Master the Coverstitch Machine
thelaststitch.com/master-the-coverstitch-book
🏃♀️ Get my book Sewing Activewear
thelaststitch.com/sewingactivewear
✂️Aila Workout Leggings Sewing Pattern
shop.thelaststitch.com/products/aila-leggings
✂️ Shop my favourite sewing tools
amazon.com/shop/thelaststitch
Sign up to get a quick guide to the best sewing machine stretch seams
thelaststitch.com/knit-sewing-machine-stitches
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My blog: thelaststitch.com
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