General Information Videos
Sure Fit Designs
General Information Videos
Whether you’re just beginning your pattern fitting journey or refining your technique, these videos cover the essentials of drafting, fitting, and designing with Sure-Fit Designs™. Click any title to watch on YouTube.
General Information
FAQ’s — Your Most Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
SFD Learning Center — Video & Article Library Tour
Closed Captions and Language Translations
Introduction to Pattern Fitting & Designing
Private 1:1 Workshops Offered by Sure-Fit Designs
Understanding Seam Allowances & Pattern Designing with SFD
Introductory How-To DVD — Highlights & Overview
Weight Loss and Sewing & Style Choices
Essential Tools
Designing Stylus — What It’s For & How to Use It
Designing Stylus — Adding Seam Allowance to Sewing Patterns
Designing Stylus — How to Clean Off Graphite Smudges
Designing Stylus — Finessing the Curves for the Full Figure
Designer’s Companion — What It’s For & How to Use It
Curved T-Square — How It’s Used & What It’s For
Tracing Vellum — Benefits as a Tracing Medium
Dress Kit Dart & Adjust-A-Bust
Pattern Testing
HELP! My Pattern Doesn’t Fit! — Variables for Accurate Pattern Fit
Testing, Sewing & Fitting Your Bodice: Tutorial
Refining Pattern Fit — Minor Tune-Ups
Truing & Perfecting a Bodice Sewing Pattern
‘Perfecting and Truing’ the Pants Pattern Prior to Cutting Fabric
Ease Allowances in Dress Kit — Wearing vs. Design Ease
Wearing Ease vs. Design Ease in the Pants Pattern
Wearing Ease in the Shirt Kit Patterns
Bodice Photo Guide for Fitting Help via Email
Pants Photo Guide for Fitting Help via Email
Other Helpful Information
New Series: What I Didn’t Know… But Wish I Had!
Get Organized: Quick Pattern Drawing Preparation Tips
Are You a ½ Measurement? When to Go In-Between the Dots
Large Bicep? When to Start Drawing with the Sleeve Pattern
Choosing the Correct Dart Shape
Aligning the Waist and Hip Darts Easily
Distributing Ease and When to Go Up or Down a Dot
Order of Shoulder Adjustments
How to Avoid Seam Allowance Peaks
Perfecting/Truing Your Sewing Pattern
When to Stop Fussing and Over-Fitting
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