Lesson 2 -
How To Fit Your Toile & Fitting Issues
There are many fit issues that you'll come across when you start to fit your Toile. As I have drafted a standard bodice pattern and we are not standard measurements then we are going to come across some fit issues.
But they can be over come.
Ok, let's get started!
But they can be over come.
Ok, let's get started!
Here's What You'll Achieve Today
- Determining Any Fit Issues
- How to Fit Yourself Correctly
Determining Any Fit Issues:
This tutorial will be more hands on with me helping you with any fit issues you will have over in the FB Group.
So......
So......
Step 1 - Put your Toile on and get someone to pin the CB seams along the line you drew. OR you can sew in a zip to help you get in and out of your Toile easily.
Step 2 - I want you to make sure it's sitting on you comfortably and look at the following:
- how is the bust area looking ie. is there pulling anywhere, is it too tight or too loose?
- is your neckline big, making your neckline gap or fall off your shoulders?
- is the length of the bodice too long or too short?
- have a look at the back - is it too tight or too loose
- is your back neckline gaping?
- if you have sleeves are they too tight or too loose around your arms?
Step 3 - I want you to take 3 photos of yourself:
- front
- back
- and side views
Step 4 - Once I've had a look at your Toiles and told you what fit issues you have you'll need to come back here and click on the links below to go to the Tutorials to fix your Toiles.
How to Fit Yourself Correctly
Here are some Common Fit Issues you might come across and how you can fix them:
Step 5 - Once you have altered your pattern pieces you'll need to make one more Toile up just to make sure that your pattern is 100% correct. This really essential as you don't want to cut into your good fabric just yet.
Step 6 - Now that you've made your 2nd Toile you'll need to put it on again and get someone to pin the CB seam on the lines or if you've already put in a zip then you can just zip yourself up again.
I want you to take a look at how your Toile is fitting. Particularly take note of the following:
I want you to take a look at how your Toile is fitting. Particularly take note of the following:
- how is the bust area looking ie. is there pulling anywhere, is it too tight or too loose?
- is your neckline big making your neckline gap or or fall off your shoulders?
- is the length of the bodice too long or too short?
- have a look at the back - is it too tight or too loose
- is your back neckline gaping?
- if you have sleeves are they too tight or too loose around your arms?
Step 7 - Then I want you to take 3 photos again - front, back and side and post them in the FB Group again so I can check that all is good.
If there are more Fit Issues please don't despair as some of my testing ladies sewed up to 5 Toiles before it was right. But at the end of it they had beautifully fitting bodices just for their figure.
Just keep coming back to me in the FB Group and I'll help you get there.
Just keep coming back to me in the FB Group and I'll help you get there.
That's it for today
You've done really well and your Toile is complete!
In Lesson 3 I'll go through with you to make sure you have all your patterns pieces altered and they match up with each other.
In Lesson 3 I'll go through with you to make sure you have all your patterns pieces altered and they match up with each other.
