You're welcome! But I didn't mean just that this adjustment is great. It's the whole concept that some adjustments are more invasive than others. I'm in healthcare and the idea that the least-invasive (effective ) intervention is preferable is ingrained in me. It just hadn't occurred to me, before this, that the concept applies to fitting. 🤯
It is like magic! Just brilliant! I am so thankful that you share your knowledge and skills. I was about to give up on sewing because I just can't get anything to fit my body correctly. You give me hope that I can do it because you take the time to include all the little details a beginner needs. Thank you! I am hoping to take your pant fitting class soon.
Great video. Raising the crotch curve has been my experience also. For years I tried to raise pants at the waist but they would always settle lower after climbing stairs or sitting down. I finally accepted that they settled where they wanted to be, so I raised the crotch curve, and added a bit to the top of the center back to maintain my crotch measurement. Counterintuitively, raising the crotch curve gives more room to walk and climb stairs as the distance between the knee and the crotch is longer. The lower the crotch curve, the more likely the pants will get hung up. Thank you for your thoughtful videos.
Yessss!! The snugger your pants the higher the crotch curve needs to go! Here's another tutorial on this topic: th-cam.com/video/MLcVycwlcvA/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching
Oh my goodness, Jen, thank you so much for this! I was able to get my pants pattern to fit everywhere, EXCEPT the crotch was too low in the front. It's been driving me crazy. Your correction is so logical, and I can't wait to give it a try.
Yay, So happy to hear you're going to give this a try... I've gotten great results with in on my personal pants patterns and with students! Thanks for fitting along with me
Fantastic tip! Love your teaching methods. I love that you are teaching sewists that there is more than one way to do these kinds of pattern alterations.
Thank you for presenting this nifty solution, by using different pieces for each solution, and a different colored paper for additional needs. And you also used different coloref pens. All this mxde It so much easier to follow what was happening with each solution. A really great presenration.
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us - and I really appreciate the visual before and after's with the blue stickies, it makes the correction so much easier to understand!
Thanks! The crotch curve surely can't fit every single body shape as designed, so I like the idea of changing it, especially allowing for different amounts for the front and the back. Looking forward to trying this.
Great video! Im curious if you could use the first method if you’d also lengthened the leg (between crotch and knee) by the same amount you took out/pinched out above? When you compared the the two methods you matched at the hem, but what if you matched at the waist, would they look the same except the the hem length and leg shape? Maybe I’ll cut it out in paper and test it too!
I think you would have to test it in your fabric muslin. Sometimes it's possible to pull out the excess vertical length by pleating it out (first method)... Sometimes it messes up the drape of the leg. I think lengthening the leg is independent from raising the crotch curve... so it doesn't matter which way you bring up the crotch... you can lengthen the leg after you do it either way. Hope this helps! Thanks for fitting along with me
This makes so much sense! Thanks Jen. I have a question about TDCO: if I add length at the top of the pant (the 2” you add for TDCO), my one leg muslin fits much better, so I am effectively lowering the crotch curve. I want the pockets and zipper to be where they were on the original pattern, so do I just move those notches, markings and pattern pieces up 2”, making any adjustments to the side seams that correspond to what I have done on the pants? Hope this makes sense, the pattern is the Itch to Stitch Upland Trousers. Thanks for your help! I may also need to try the adjustment you have shown in this video to get the crotch in the right spot.
...hummm, I thought I answered your question yesterday! I'm happy this helps you. & Yes, move the notches and the zipper seam allowance up so they are positioned in the same position as they were on the original pattern. Thanks for fitting along with me!
Hi. looking at the pant pieces the back is higher than the front.. how do you LINE them up when sewing the pants together?? I AM NOT ADDING A WAISTBAND..
The only place the front/back legs need to agree vertically is along the side seam and inseam edges.... The CF/CB can be different lengths because you don't sew the CF/CB edges together. If your pattern is higher along the back side seam... I would double check to see if the pattern pieces you traces agree with the original pattern pieces. If the original back was longer than the front along the side seams... Maybe try a different pattern. Hope this helps, thanks for watching :)
Yes, this is what I did with my TDCO, though I only did it on the front, not the back. in my case I just shallowed the front crotch curve to meet the place it was already going, because I was afraid to mess with the back. This makes a lot of sense to me given the 'airspace' between the crotch curve and my body in the one-leg toile. We're just filling in the gap and leaving the rest alone.
Yes!!! Just fill in the gap! ...If you only needed to fill in the gap along the front crotch curve, filling in the front crotch curve is the best thing to try first... then fill in more if you need to. Thanks for fitting along with me
Instead of doing all the cutting and pasting with the pattern, couldn’t you just draw in the higher crotch/longer inseam? Making sure your inseams match in length? This is exactly the problem I am having with fitting the Itch to Stitch Upland Trousers with TDCO, the front crotch especially hangs to low but the pants look great front and back with no wrinkles after adding the 2” at the top waistline.
@@amysheridan4496 I just drew it in for my case, I didn't slash and spread or anything. I didn't modify my inseam because I was afraid of going too far, but I expect you could, because everything hangs from the waist.
@@kristinahartman920 thanks! I meant to post this as a comment on the video for @JSternDesigns, not as a reply to your comment but I really appreciate your answer 😊
I estimated how much I needed to bring the base of the crotch curve up after balancing the front/back leg. (...and after trying to pull up the crotch at the waistline and by pleating it up around the full hip.) One of the benefits of working with a single leg muslin is you can physically see where the crotch curve is hanging compared to your body! Hope this helps!
You "tip" the back section up so it's reaching up to meet the front section and re shape the base of the crotch curve to create a smooth transition front to back Thanks for fitting along with me
Thanks!! I love geeking out with pattern adjustments. I do have a couple pants fitting classes on the list for early next year. I'm teaching a hybrid (live & zoom) pants fitting class with Master the Art of Sewing on January 20... Here's a link to that mastertheartofsewing.com/classes ...I'm also teaching a zoom class with Fabric Mart Fabrics in February, but it's not listed yet... Stay tuned! Thanks for fitting along with me
Brilliant stuff! A really innovative way to avoid driving yourself crazy every time you make an adjustment and find that something else is now wrong.
Thanks so much!! I have had super success with this adjustment in my pants fitting classes & thank you for fitting along with me
You're welcome! But I didn't mean just that this adjustment is great. It's the whole concept that some adjustments are more invasive than others. I'm in healthcare and the idea that the least-invasive (effective ) intervention is preferable is ingrained in me. It just hadn't occurred to me, before this, that the concept applies to fitting. 🤯
It is like magic! Just brilliant! I am so thankful that you share your knowledge and skills. I was about to give up on sewing because I just can't get anything to fit my body correctly. You give me hope that I can do it because you take the time to include all the little details a beginner needs. Thank you! I am hoping to take your pant fitting class soon.
I'm so happy to hear this is helping you!! I'd love to have you in a pants class... Thanks for fitting along with me!
Great video. Raising the crotch curve has been my experience also. For years I tried to raise pants at the waist but they would always settle lower after climbing stairs or sitting down. I finally accepted that they settled where they wanted to be, so I raised the crotch curve, and added a bit to the top of the center back to maintain my crotch measurement. Counterintuitively, raising the crotch curve gives more room to walk and climb stairs as the distance between the knee and the crotch is longer. The lower the crotch curve, the more likely the pants will get hung up. Thank you for your thoughtful videos.
Yessss!! The snugger your pants the higher the crotch curve needs to go! Here's another tutorial on this topic: th-cam.com/video/MLcVycwlcvA/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching
Oh my goodness, Jen, thank you so much for this! I was able to get my pants pattern to fit everywhere, EXCEPT the crotch was too low in the front. It's been driving me crazy. Your correction is so logical, and I can't wait to give it a try.
Yay, So happy to hear you're going to give this a try... I've gotten great results with in on my personal pants patterns and with students! Thanks for fitting along with me
Fantastic tip! Love your teaching methods. I love that you are teaching sewists that there is more than one way to do these kinds of pattern alterations.
Thank you so much! I love that there's a few ways to do everything in sewing! (and Life :)))
You are so clever!!! I can't wait to give this a try.
:) Thank you! ...and thanks for fitting along with me
Jen, I love how you think and proceed with fit adjustments. Very nicely presented.
Thanks so much! ...and thank you for fitting along with me
Terrific! I really appreciate your lessons. Thank you.
Glad you like them! & Thank you for fitting along with me
Very cool!! Amazing!! thank you so much for more this great knowledge!!!
My pleasure! Thank you so much for fitting along with me!
Thank you for this information. This will be so helpful. I’ll probably have to watch it few times to get it down pat but it will definitely help.
Happy to hear! keep me posted if you have questions...and thank you for fitting along with me
Thank you for explaining this so well! It all makes so much sense and I always love learning from you! 💙 🤗
:) My pleasure! Thank you for fitting along with me
This is brilliant, thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for fitting along with me!
Amazing tutorial..thankyou
You're welcome 😊 Thank you for fitting along with me
Great video...Joyce Hansen
Thanks Joyce! ...and thank you for fitting along with me
Thank you for presenting this nifty solution, by using different pieces for each solution, and a different colored paper for additional needs. And you also used different coloref pens. All this mxde It so much easier to follow what was happening with each solution. A really great presenration.
You're very welcome! Thank you for fitting along with me
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us - and I really appreciate the visual before and after's with the blue stickies, it makes the correction so much easier to understand!
So glad this is helpful to you! Thanks for fitting along with me
This is so interesting and makes so much sense. Thanks for sharing this with us!😊
You are so welcome! I'm super excited about this adjustment... It worked so well for me :) Thanks for watching
Thanks! The crotch curve surely can't fit every single body shape as designed, so I like the idea of changing it, especially allowing for different amounts for the front and the back. Looking forward to trying this.
:) Yes!! I'm gong to show how to use this adjustment to create a crotch curve that agrees with your shape next week! Thanks for fitting along with me
Great video! Im curious if you could use the first method if you’d also lengthened the leg (between crotch and knee) by the same amount you took out/pinched out above? When you compared the the two methods you matched at the hem, but what if you matched at the waist, would they look the same except the the hem length and leg shape? Maybe I’ll cut it out in paper and test it too!
I think you would have to test it in your fabric muslin. Sometimes it's possible to pull out the excess vertical length by pleating it out (first method)... Sometimes it messes up the drape of the leg. I think lengthening the leg is independent from raising the crotch curve... so it doesn't matter which way you bring up the crotch... you can lengthen the leg after you do it either way. Hope this helps! Thanks for fitting along with me
This makes so much sense! Thanks Jen. I have a question about TDCO: if I add length at the top of the pant (the 2” you add for TDCO), my one leg muslin fits much better, so I am effectively lowering the crotch curve. I want the pockets and zipper to be where they were on the original pattern, so do I just move those notches, markings and pattern pieces up 2”, making any adjustments to the side seams that correspond to what I have done on the pants? Hope this makes sense, the pattern is the Itch to Stitch Upland Trousers. Thanks for your help! I may also need to try the adjustment you have shown in this video to get the crotch in the right spot.
...hummm, I thought I answered your question yesterday! I'm happy this helps you. & Yes, move the notches and the zipper seam allowance up so they are positioned in the same position as they were on the original pattern. Thanks for fitting along with me!
Hi. looking at the pant pieces the back is higher than the front.. how do you LINE them up when sewing the pants together?? I AM NOT ADDING A WAISTBAND..
The only place the front/back legs need to agree vertically is along the side seam and inseam edges.... The CF/CB can be different lengths because you don't sew the CF/CB edges together. If your pattern is higher along the back side seam... I would double check to see if the pattern pieces you traces agree with the original pattern pieces. If the original back was longer than the front along the side seams... Maybe try a different pattern. Hope this helps, thanks for watching :)
You are amazing!!!
Thanks so much, I'm having fun! & Thanks for fitting along with me
Yes, this is what I did with my TDCO, though I only did it on the front, not the back. in my case I just shallowed the front crotch curve to meet the place it was already going, because I was afraid to mess with the back. This makes a lot of sense to me given the 'airspace' between the crotch curve and my body in the one-leg toile. We're just filling in the gap and leaving the rest alone.
Yes!!! Just fill in the gap! ...If you only needed to fill in the gap along the front crotch curve, filling in the front crotch curve is the best thing to try first... then fill in more if you need to. Thanks for fitting along with me
Instead of doing all the cutting and pasting with the pattern, couldn’t you just draw in the higher crotch/longer inseam? Making sure your inseams match in length? This is exactly the problem I am having with fitting the Itch to Stitch Upland Trousers with TDCO, the front crotch especially hangs to low but the pants look great front and back with no wrinkles after adding the 2” at the top waistline.
@@amysheridan4496 I just drew it in for my case, I didn't slash and spread or anything. I didn't modify my inseam because I was afraid of going too far, but I expect you could, because everything hangs from the waist.
@@kristinahartman920 thanks! I meant to post this as a comment on the video for @JSternDesigns, not as a reply to your comment but I really appreciate your answer 😊
How did you decide the amount to raise the back and front pieces when you make this adjustment?
I estimated how much I needed to bring the base of the crotch curve up after balancing the front/back leg. (...and after trying to pull up the crotch at the waistline and by pleating it up around the full hip.) One of the benefits of working with a single leg muslin is you can physically see where the crotch curve is hanging compared to your body! Hope this helps!
how do you merge them when the front goes up and back goes down?
You "tip" the back section up so it's reaching up to meet the front section and re shape the base of the crotch curve to create a smooth transition front to back Thanks for fitting along with me
More engineering brilliance! Classes?
Thanks!! I love geeking out with pattern adjustments. I do have a couple pants fitting classes on the list for early next year. I'm teaching a hybrid (live & zoom) pants fitting class with Master the Art of Sewing on January 20... Here's a link to that mastertheartofsewing.com/classes ...I'm also teaching a zoom class with Fabric Mart Fabrics in February, but it's not listed yet... Stay tuned! Thanks for fitting along with me