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Dress Kit Resources
From drawing your first bodice to designing the garment of your dreams — every step, beautifully guided.
A thoughtfully curated library of Dress Kit videos, covering every stage of your pattern fitting journey. Click any title to watch on YouTube.
Dress Kit Videos: General Information
Bodice Fitting Course on — A Quick Introduction & Overview Introduction — Contents of the Dress Kit What I Didn't Know…But Wish I Had! Videos Ease Allowance in the Dress Kit Moulage vs. Sloper — Understanding the Differences Adjust-A-Bust Template — What It's For & How to Use It Differences Between the Dress Kit and Shirt Kit Measuring Solo — Without a Sewing Buddy Where's My Waist? A General Discussion How to Identify & Measure Your Shoulder Length 5 Bodice Pattern Drawing Mistakes & How to Avoid Them Bodice Photo Guide for Fitting Help via Email Testing, Sewing & Fitting Your Bodice: Tutorial Dress Kit Videos — Blouses, Dresses & Skirts Sure-Fit Designs Dress Master Patterns Sloper – General Info Dress Kit Pattern Ease Allowances Sure-Fit Designs How to Measure for a Bodice Pattern General Instructions – Sure-Fit Designs Fine Tuning Patterns With These Additional Measurements How to Extend the Measurement Range for the Sure-Fit Designs Dress Kit
Drawing & Designing
Drawing Dress Kit Bodice, Pt. 1 — CF, Neck Curve & Shoulder Drawing Dress Kit Bodice, Pt. 2 — Armscye & Dart Drawing Dress Kit Bodice, Pt. 3 — Waist Level & Waist Dart Drawing the Sleeve Cap on the Dress Kit Bodice Pattern Drawing the Sleeveless Armhole Shortening/Lengthening the Shoulder Line — Effect on the Armscye Curve Adjust-A-Bust Template Flexibility — No More FBA Adjust-A-Bust Template — How to Make the Dart Smaller or Larger 'Perfecting' (Truing) the Bust Dart Extension Point Adjust-A-Bust Template — Positioning for a Lower Bust Level Drawing the Bodice Side Seam — Explanation Fabric Choice, Layout & Cutting, Pt. 1 How to Sew and Press Darts, Pt. 2 Sewing Shoulder & Side Seams, Pt. 3 How to Set in the Sleeve, Pt. 4 Staystitching, Pressing & Fit Evaluation, Pt. 5 How to Draw the Matching Notches 5 Bodice Pattern Drawing Mistakes & How to Avoid Them Shortening/Lengthening the Shoulder Line – Effect on the Armscye Curve Truing & Perfecting the Sewing Pattern Before Beginning to Sew How to Draw a Princess Seam Line into the Shoulder Line by Sure-Fit Designs How to Draw a Princess Seam Line into the Bodice Armhole (Armscye) How to Transfer a Back Shoulder Dart to a Back Yoke Designing a Knit Sheath Dress Without the Waist Dart by Sure-Fit Designs™ Dividing the Bust Dart by Sure-Fit Designs™
Fitting Refinements & Minor Tune-Ups
HELP! My Pattern Doesn't Fit! — Variables for Accurate Pattern Fit Refining Pattern Fit — Minor Tune-Ups Truing & Perfecting a Bodice Sewing Pattern Muffin Top — Waist Dart Tips & 10 Style Camouflage Tips Beyond E-Cup: Large Bust Solutions Dealing with the Skirt Dart Sleeve Facts: All Their Quirkiness Increasing Forward Sleeve Pitch Large Upper Arm Pattern Tune-Up Asymmetrical Bodies: Pattern Refinements Rounded Back Pattern Tune-Up Forward-Thrusted Shoulder: Identification & Tune-Up How to Adjust for a Forward-Thrusting Shoulder Line and Shoulder Joint Adding a Shoulder Dart: Method 1 Adding a Shoulder Dart: Method 2 Tip 7: What's the Best Order for Shoulder Adjustments? How to Adjust for a Rounded Back–Protruding Shoulder Blade: Pattern Alteration Sway Back Adjustment for a One-Piece Garment How To Adjust a Tight Bodice Neck Very Large Upper Arm Tune Up Forward Shoulder Sleeve Cap Refinement Sleeves and All Their Quirkiness How to Remove the Elbow Dart—Sure-Fit Designs Dress Kit Sleeve Tutorial How to Reduce Skirt Waist Ease Skirt Front—Dividing the Dart in Half & Repositioning Center Front Reading the Wrinkles—Do You Need a Bigger Bust Dart? How To: Narrow Shoulder to Full Bust—SFD Dress Bodice Refinement How to Adjust for a Square Shoulder—Sewing Pattern Alteration How to Adjust for an Asymmetrical Shoulder Alteration Modifying & Angling the Bodice Back Side Seam Sizing Up for More Wearing Ease & Comfort How to Adjust for an Asymmetrical Hip-Waist Alteration for Sure-Fit Designs™ How to Make a Large Abdomen Sewing Pattern Alteration/Tune-Up by Sure-Fit Designs™ How to: Large Buttocks Alteration for Skirts How to Identify & Adjust a Gaping Armhole with Sleeve How to Shorten a Sleeve Pattern—Sure-Fit Designs™ How to Fix a Gaping V-Neck by Sure Fit Designs Reducing Sleeve Cap Ease by Sure Fit Designs “V” Shoulder Point…No No No! How to Fix Your Pattern by Sure-Fit Designs™
Designing & Inspiration
Basic Blouse Designing 101 Designing with the Dress Kit Sloper—Blouse Examples Tutorial: Designing a Blouse—Planning a Sewing Project How to Draw & Design the Kimberly Blouse Tutorial: Asymmetrical & Symmetrical Bodice Designing How to Add a Facing to a Sewing Pattern How to Design the Basic Sheath Dress Dress Designing—Where Did the Dart Go? The Beloved T-Shirt Gets Better T-Shirt Fit — Do I Use the Sure Fit Designs Dress Kit or Shirt Kit? Wrap It Up — Tips & Techniques for the Crossover Wrap Front Decorative V-Notch for Sleeve Hem
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