Dress Not Fitting Right? EVERYTHING You Need to Custom Fit a Dress Sewing Pattern or Block (1 OF 2)

If you're making clothes for yourself, you want them to look amazing on you! And to do that, you need to know how to fit them to the unique curves of your body - which can be really tricky if you don't have a lot of pattern making experience. In this video I'll share the 3 step method I use to fit patterns for private clients, celebrities and runway models. And I've time stamped some of the key topics below. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 03:32 - Compare Measurements (Your Body & Pattern/Block) 05:46 - Understanding Different Types of Ease (style, fabric etc.,) 10:39 - How to Add Ease to Your Pattern 11:23 - How to Grade Your Pattern 13:56 - Grading Demonstration 18:38 - Don't Forget Your Sleeve! Also, you can purchase the block I'm using in this demonstration on my website https://www.cliqdpatternkits.com/prod... PLEASE NOTE: This is part 1 of a 2 part series, so checkout the next video for the final stage where I'll show you how to a fit your dress to specific parts of the body. Part 2 -    • Dress Not Fitting Right? EVERYTHING You Ne...   OTHER VIDEOS YOU'LL LOVE 💕 My 7 Step Pattern Hacking Process    • What is Pattern Hacking? My 7-Step Pattern...   Drape Your Own Block    • Drape DON’T Draft: How to Drape a Basic Dr...   How to Pad Mannequin to Your Size & Shape    • How to Measure for a Custom Dress Form | M...   A Day in the Life: McQueen Pattern Maker    • Fashion Career: What it's REALLY Like Work...   WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN PATTERN? Head to my website and checkout my CLIQD Pattern Kits. Each Kit comes with a Block (to use as the base for your pattern) and a step-by-step Guide to show you how to change the block into any designed based on it. https://www.cliqdpatternkits.com/ CAN'T GET ENOUGH? 😍 Become a member to get access to exclusive Member's Only videos & the Director's Cut of my regular videos.    / @patternmakingwithleigh   Let your imagination run wild, Leigh xx