Marking for DIY Fittings
Back in the 1970s I wrote in my book How to Make Sewing Patterns about how you could fit yourself using typewriter ribbon to mark those hard to reach places. Who would know back then that typewriter...
View ArticlePreparing for Red Dress Day
Bill Rivers Raj and Susan Walia To see a larger version, click on an image.More Photos on Flickr Awhile ago a friend of my wife and I, Bill Rivers, mentioned he was going to celebrate his 50th...
View ArticleChanging One Dart to Two
I am working on a design concept for custom-fit bras based on the Bust Sling from my eBook How to Make Custom-Fit Bras. This design lends itself quite naturally to a bra for nursing mothers. A neighbor...
View ArticleIntroducting the Bust Sling Bra
I have developed a new design process for my online patternmaking class How to Make Bust Sling Bras & Variations. The premise of this design is that the conventional bra has been designed for the...
View ArticleBra Issues
For the last four years I have run the Yahoo group How to Make Custom-Fit Bras. During this time I have listened to the issues women have with the design of conventional bras. The result is the concept...
View ArticleAdjusting the Sleevecap and Armscye
My current thinking about sleeve caps is a little different from what I have in my book How to Make Sewing Patterns. I have used the approach I described in my book for a long time. But since I have...
View ArticleSway Back Posture
One of the fitting issues that has come up in my online class How to Make a Lower Torso Sloper is the sway back posture which some refer to as a “tilted waist.” If a body has this posture, it can...
View ArticlePants Fitting Issues
Getting pants to fit can be a challenge. My mantra is nature never makes the same shape twice. Working with people in my online How to Make a Pants Sloper class I have had the opportunity to hone and...
View ArticleBust Sling Nursing Bra
The basic concept of the Bust Sling Bra is to support the breast from above instead of from the side (which is the cantilever structure of a conventional bra). For more on the comparison of these two...
View ArticleBook Review: Expecting Style
This year my model Alex has become pregnant with her first child. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me to observe how her body changes during this time and to help her with a few garments to...
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