Pants Kit Resources
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Pants Kit Resources
Pants that truly fit — from your first draft to your most beautifully finished pair.
A thoughtfully curated library of Pants Kit & Fitting Resources covering every stage of your pattern fitting journey. Click any title to watch on YouTube.
General Info
Getting Started
Pants Kit Videos — Ladies' Pants & Trousers Pants Fitting Class — A Quick Introduction Introduction to the Pants Kit What I Didn't Know…But Wish I Had!Understanding Ease
Wearing vs. Design Ease in the Pants Pattern Pants Wearing EaseMeasurements & Terminology
Deciphering Pants Crotch Terminology Measuring Accurately for the Pants Pattern Where's My Waist? A General Discussion Crotch Lengths — How to Create Your Front & Back Crotch LengthsBody Shape & Pattern Setup
Identifying Hip Shapes — How & Why the Pants Pattern Accommodates Different Shapes Pants Photo Guide for Fitting Help via Email How to Draw the Matching NotchesFitting Refinements & Minor Tune-Ups
Waist & Hip Adjustments
How to Add a Dart to the Pants Waist Edge Dart Manipulation on the Pants Pattern Asymmetrical Hip/Waist Level — Minor Tune-Up/Alteration Large Buttocks/Derriere — Easy Minor Tune-Up Asymmetrical Bodies: Pattern RefinementsCrotch Fit
Measuring Refinement — Front and Back Crotch Lengths Fine Tuning the Pants Front Crotch Pants Front Crotch Fit — Removing the Horizontal Fold Under the Tummy — Video Pants Front Crotch Fit — Removing the Horizontal Fold Under the Tummy — Diagrams YOUR TITLE HERE Thick Waist & Short Front Crotch Solutions Crotch Lengths — Fitting the Very Short Front Crotch in Relation to a Longer Back Crotch 5 Ways to Lengthen the Pants Back Crotch Do You Get a 'Crotch Curve Blip (or Peak)' When Sewing the Crotch Curve?Tummy & Front Fit
Protruding Tummy: Refining the Centre Front SeamBackside Fit
Minor Tune-Up — The Flat Backside Drawing a Fish-Eye Dart in Pants Back for a Flat Backside How to Refine the Back Crotch Fit for a Dropped Buttocks — Droopy Butt Pants Pull Down My Backside… Why? Baggies Under the Butt: Upper Thigh DartThigh & Leg Issues
How to Tune-Up Pant Legs that Drag Toward the Inseam How to Narrow the Pant Leg Princess Seam Pant Legs for Fit & Shaping Does Fabric Drag on Your Front Thigh? 2 Quick Ways to Fix Your Pants PatternGeneral Refinements
HELP! My Pattern Doesn't Fit! — Variables for Accurate Pattern Fit Refining Pattern Fit — Minor Tune-Ups Perfecting and Truing the Pants Pattern Prior to Cutting FabricDesigning & Inspiration
Designing with Your Pant Pattern Designing a Wedge-Angled Pocket Adding a Zipper Fly Front Extension Pants that Mix 'n' Multiply — New Pants Styles Designing Jeans Designing Course Highlights Princess Seams in Pants Pull-On Pants with Elastic Waist — How to Design & Draw How to Make Pajama/Lounge Pants Without a Side SeamPull-On Pants Sew Along with Joy Bernhardt
Pull-On Pants Sew Along with Joy Bernhardt Prepping for the Pull-On Pants Sew Along Video Lesson 1 — Introduction Video Lesson 2 — Tips and Tricks Video Lesson 3 — Layout and Cutting Video Lesson 4 — Sewing Video Lesson 5 — Pants All Done! Designing with the Sure Fit Designs Pants Pattern After the Sew AlongCommon Hip Shape Tutorials
Common Hip Shapes — Introduction Heart Shaped Hips Diamond Shaped Hips Straight Shaped Hips Hip Shapes ComparisonReady to start your pattern fitting journey? Explore the full Sure Fit Designs collection.
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