The summer basics tank & dress from Love Notions is $5 today. This is my affiliate link: www.lovenotions.com/product/summer-basics-tank-dress?affiliates=366 Dont forget to use my code Needles10 for an extra 10% OFF every day, even on top of sale prices.
This is a brilliant tutorial, you always explain things so clearly and concisely. You are the sewing Queen Bee. Thank you for all that you share, it truly comes from your heart.❤
Your channel is becoming the equivalent of a paid sewing course. And your Patreon is actually worth it. I have been watching you since 2020 and I have learned so much and I attribute my smarter finishes on my garments all to you. Fit is so important for my comfort and you are absolutely the master of fit and finishes. Thank you for all you do. Much love from the USA. 💚🏜️
Sway back adjustments are so commonly recommended, however, you've clearly demonstrated not only how to make them, but more importantly that other adjustments may be needed instead. I appreciate the time and effort you take to create fit series videos that are such valuable resources of useful information. Thank you, Karina!
In my opinion, you are correct not to add length back to the bottom of the garment after sway back adjustments. The garment will look crooked at the bottom when hanging on a hanger with the back adjustment, but when you have it on your body, the hem actually hangs straight all the way around. I often adjust as much as 1 inch.
What a great way to start the day in Canada - watching a LP&N fitting video! I never understood the term ‘sway back’. I know the folds went away when I started sewing with LN patterns. Just thought I was sewing better. You have the nicest wardrobe. Love the makes. Thank you for all that you do. ❤👍
Wonderful video and so helpful! I'll definitely be looking at making center back seams whenever I can. The fit, like you said, is just so much better. ❤
I'm still trying to make my first wearable garment, I see why I'm not happy with "them" and what and where to make changes... thank you wish me luck. (glad I have a lot of ols sheets)
I think I'm guilty of not measuring my hip low enough. I have hip-dip and a B-belly and it can sometimes be confusing to find the right spot on my body to measure the circumference because most patterns are drafted for an hourglass shape. Which is fine, I'm not complaining, I can't expect pattern companies to cater to such a specific body shape, human bodies are so varied. Thank you for so many options to consider when altering patterns to fit well.
What an effort you went to so we can understand fitting better. Thank you for all your time and effort! I have saved many of your videos to refer back to when problems arise. Just having the knowledge of the different ways you might check is so interesting and useful. I would have never known all of this! ❤️
I really only started to understand fitting adjustments this year, and the importance of making a test sew before cutting into my good fabrics when I’m confident of fit adjustments. This video was just amazing, and gave me a greater understanding - thank you so much! I’m 5’2”, short waisted, pear shaped with a narrow waist and widest hip measurement at my upper thigh; and so far I’ve been working on adjusting breast darts to my apex, shortening the bodice, widening the hip (which also benefits with a gentle fall over the belly), and lengthening the thigh to below my knee… and adding length to the back hem to cater for the curve of my bum😂. But now I understand back waist and bodice fitting a lot better😊
Thank you. I'm a brand new sewer so this may sound wrong, but it seems to me that if we add a little back in at the hem, it would not affect the small of the back adjustment. I'm not understanding what you mean. I'm short waisted and watching videos as I learn how to draft a sloper. I'm enjoying the process, there's just so much to learn.
I love all your videos , thank you. They are very useful for me as a beginner. I had a scoliosis op as a teenager and often have excess fabric on my left side at the back, this is the side which was not affected. I am still learning and due to the curvature pushing my right side ribs out , I need to do an adjustment just on the left I think. I realise you can't comment to individuals as it would take fatbtoo much time but if anyone else I reading this with some knowledge, please could you give me a thumbs up if this is the adjustment I need. Many thanks. I do usually wear baggy clothes and bag out blouses above jeans to disguise my back shape but I am wanting some nice fitted dresses.
Thanks for going into so much detailed information Karina. You've answered all the questions I had about making this type of adjustment and also making me look more closely at whether I really need a swayback, FBA or petite adjustment. Just saved this for future reference!
This is a brilliantly clear example of not a sway back. I thought I had developed a bit of a sway back in my old age - no I have gained a little weight all over, so letting the side seams out didn't work. Thank you so much for this video.
Very helpful! I often have problems with back fitting and wasn't sure where to start correcting them. I will definitely check all the options before just jumping to a sway back. Thanks!
Thank you so much for these fit tips! They are great! Your clothes are beautiful and fit you perfectly. I now have the information to fix my back pattern pieces! Have a great evening! 😋
Thank you so much for a clear instructive video on a “sway back adjustment”. You have given me the confidence to do this on future patterns. I have the Love Notions Lennox on my table at the moment. 9:49pm- EST Canada.
These dresses are just beautiful! I have to order all of my fabric online so sometimes it's not as nice as the pictures but now and then I get a nice surprise. I haven't many companies to choose from here, it seems to me like many are just interested in making quilets or knitting. I can knit but I have a hard time sitting still for long periods. I just joined your Patrion, so hopefully my sewing skills will get better and better. I have 3 sewing machines and one serger. My one machine is over 30 years old but it still works like new, I'm going to pay close attention to your shirt making because I have a hard time with the plackets to make it look nice.
Thank you so much Karina for this excellent video and all of your other ones. Your detailed explanations and examples are so helpful as I learn fitting and sewing.
On that black and white dress you made that doesn't fit perfectly in the back, could you just add a horizontal seam, just to get rid of that bit of extra fabric ?
Is there a link for a video you've done on how to properly measure a flat pattern piece (before cutting) to your waist/torso link? So we know the waist line hits our actual waist line as you were showing us with the dresses? I see videos how to measure my torso but not how to measure the pattern piece itself to know where it will fall as designed. Thank you Karina!
You'll always find the helpful video links in the description box of the videos. I put them here too. They are in the fitting series. Here they are How to measure your body in detail: th-cam.com/video/_4idvZy4nKs/w-d-xo.html Vertical adjustments to patterns in detail: th-cam.com/video/ygNl_jmQo8g/w-d-xo.html
I have thoroughly enjoyed this video. You think like I do and it’s awesome. I don’t ever have sway back, because mine is somewhat straighter. But all the other issues that can come up to give the impression of sway back can and do affect me. I am short at 5’3” and large busted. Knowing that full bust adjustment can mean the difference was an enlightening point to me. Thanks again for all the good info.
I needed this sway back adjustment tutorial because I have curvy hips and a small waist and my posture does cause "sway back" issues with ready made clothes that I have to alter to fit me. I love your explanations of reasons why the sway back can happen in certain styles and knowledge of the styles that are best to get the correct fit. Thank you so much ❤️
Another great fitting video. I love patterns with center back seams, better fit and saves fabric if you don't have a directional print. I have to add my swayback adjustment to my hem when I make a dress, because of the fullness of my butt. It could be considered another type of adjustment, otherwise my back skirt is to short. Thank you for this amazing video explaining how and why to may the swayback adjustment.
Wow that’s so informative. Yay. I need a tutorial on pooling fabric above my 34” bust. Almost all ready to wear pools there either just at the 2” near the arm hole and others a pleat from sleeve arm hole to sleeve arm hole above the bust.
That is entirely another fitting issue not related to sway back but more around length issues. Are you petite? I suggest you start my fitting series from the beginning :)
Question, would this work for a protruding calf muscle? I was told to add back the length that was taken out to fix the pooling on the back leg and it doesn’t work? I think you are right and adding it back at the hem cancels out the adjustment. Your thoughts please🙏
I often have to add length on the back side anyway- I am hourglass. Often have back bunching, but the skirts are always INCHES too short in the back. 🤦🏼♀️ each body is beautifully different!
These fitting videos you do are so helpful. I often use them for a resource. Can i ask you what that pattern is with the snake-ish print, side tie top. At around 9 minutes in. That is such a nice top!
Thanks for sharing. This was very informative. I am starting to learn how to adjust patterns. When doing the sway back adjustment, could I do the Pivot & Slide method.?
That is a method, if you like it, you can use it but any pivot and slide is just not my preference and I find it less exact. I've never featured any pivot and slide method on the channel because I prefer the slash inside the seam allowances methods.
The vast majority of sway back is not actually sway back but pronounced bum or full bust as you said. Or the pattern drafted for a longer than avg torso (using model proportions as their baseline).
Yep, that's why I approached this content in the way that I did. I've seen too much online that does not address this at all and only shows "the fix" but it's not a true solution.
Couldn't you fix the fit on the "black and white dress you lengthened from a top" by adding fisheye darts? the print is busy, you might not even notice...
I’ll eventually do that. It’s a mental hurdle for me to complete those simple tasks. I have a whole list of tweaks I need to make on all of my family’s clothes.
The summer basics tank & dress from Love Notions is $5 today. This is my affiliate link: www.lovenotions.com/product/summer-basics-tank-dress?affiliates=366 Dont forget to use my code Needles10 for an extra 10% OFF every day, even on top of sale prices.
This is a brilliant tutorial, you always explain things so clearly and concisely. You are the sewing Queen Bee. Thank you for all that you share, it truly comes from your heart.❤
Yes, I agree. So many times we over think the fit.
I love your thoughtful approach and your careful study of fit issues - so, so helpful! Thank you!!
Your channel is becoming the equivalent of a paid sewing course. And your Patreon is actually worth it. I have been watching you since 2020 and I have learned so much and I attribute my smarter finishes on my garments all to you. Fit is so important for my comfort and you are absolutely the master of fit and finishes. Thank you for all you do. Much love from the USA. 💚🏜️
Sway back adjustments are so commonly recommended, however, you've clearly demonstrated not only how to make them, but more importantly that other adjustments may be needed instead. I appreciate the time and effort you take to create fit series videos that are such valuable resources of useful information. Thank you, Karina!
You are very welcome :)
In my opinion, you are correct not to add length back to the bottom of the garment after sway back adjustments. The garment will look crooked at the bottom when hanging on a hanger with the back adjustment, but when you have it on your body, the hem actually hangs straight all the way around. I often adjust as much as 1 inch.
What a great way to start the day in Canada - watching a LP&N fitting video! I never understood the term ‘sway back’. I know the folds went away when I started sewing with LN patterns. Just thought I was sewing better. You have the nicest wardrobe. Love the makes. Thank you for all that you do. ❤👍
Probably the LN block matched your body correctly :)
Wonderful video and so helpful! I'll definitely be looking at making center back seams whenever I can. The fit, like you said, is just so much better. ❤
I really like the back seam… I don’t get why so many people want to get rid of them :)
I'm still trying to make my first wearable garment, I see why I'm not happy with "them" and what and where to make changes... thank you wish me luck. (glad I have a lot of ols sheets)
I think I'm guilty of not measuring my hip low enough. I have hip-dip and a B-belly and it can sometimes be confusing to find the right spot on my body to measure the circumference because most patterns are drafted for an hourglass shape. Which is fine, I'm not complaining, I can't expect pattern companies to cater to such a specific body shape, human bodies are so varied. Thank you for so many options to consider when altering patterns to fit well.
What an effort you went to so we can understand fitting better. Thank you for all your time and effort! I have saved many of your videos to refer back to when problems arise. Just having the knowledge of the different ways you might check is so interesting and useful. I would have never known all of this! ❤️
I really only started to understand fitting adjustments this year, and the importance of making a test sew before cutting into my good fabrics when I’m confident of fit adjustments. This video was just amazing, and gave me a greater understanding - thank you so much! I’m 5’2”, short waisted, pear shaped with a narrow waist and widest hip measurement at my upper thigh; and so far I’ve been working on adjusting breast darts to my apex, shortening the bodice, widening the hip (which also benefits with a gentle fall over the belly), and lengthening the thigh to below my knee… and adding length to the back hem to cater for the curve of my bum😂. But now I understand back waist and bodice fitting a lot better😊
Amazing with this change and it wasn’t swayback. Genius!
Thank you. I'm a brand new sewer so this may sound wrong, but it seems to me that if we add a little back in at the hem, it would not affect the small of the back adjustment. I'm not understanding what you mean. I'm short waisted and watching videos as I learn how to draft a sloper. I'm enjoying the process, there's just so much to learn.
I love all your videos , thank you. They are very useful for me as a beginner. I had a scoliosis op as a teenager and often have excess fabric on my left side at the back, this is the side which was not affected. I am still learning and due to the curvature pushing my right side ribs out , I need to do an adjustment just on the left I think. I realise you can't comment to individuals as it would take fatbtoo much time but if anyone else I reading this with some knowledge, please could you give me a thumbs up if this is the adjustment I need. Many thanks. I do usually wear baggy clothes and bag out blouses above jeans to disguise my back shape but I am wanting some nice fitted dresses.
Thanks for going into so much detailed information Karina. You've answered all the questions I had about making this type of adjustment and also making me look more closely at whether I really need a swayback, FBA or petite adjustment. Just saved this for future reference!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Karina! I have heard this explained before. Thank you for showing us examples. It's so much clearer to see it on a real person.😀
This is a brilliantly clear example of not a sway back. I thought I had developed a bit of a sway back in my old age - no I have gained a little weight all over, so letting the side seams out didn't work. Thank you so much for this video.
Hinge the back adjustment! Nice!
Thank you Karina, your real life examples and clear explanations are so helpful! 😊
Thank you so much! This info is invaluable and makes so much sense!! Keep up the good work❤
Thank you! Will do!
Hi Karina. Thank you so much. Very helpfull 👍💕💕💕
Hi you are the best instructor I seen
Very helpful! I often have problems with back fitting and wasn't sure where to start correcting them. I will definitely check all the options before just jumping to a sway back. Thanks!
Thank you so much for these fit tips! They are great! Your clothes are beautiful and fit you perfectly. I now have the information to fix my back pattern pieces! Have a great evening! 😋
Thank you so much for your insightful video, the sway back adjustments were always a problem I was wrongly adding the seams ! Now I know better 😊
Your videos are always so informative. Thank you so much.
Great explanation! And thorough as usual!
This is SO incredibly helpful!! Thank you so much for the detailed explanations! Great job!
Thanks for this video. I also used your link for the Love Notions pattern. Wish me luck! LOL
Thank you so much for a clear instructive video on a “sway back adjustment”. You have given me the confidence to do this on future patterns. I have the Love Notions Lennox on my table at the moment. 9:49pm- EST Canada.
You are absolutely awesome. As a beginner I really appreciate the way you explain everything. Thank you for your videos.
Absolutely excellent tutorial. Great use of language - giving us lots of examples we can identify with. ❤❤❤
These dresses are just beautiful! I have to order all of my fabric online so sometimes it's not as nice as the pictures but now and then I get a nice surprise. I haven't many companies to choose from here, it seems to me like many are just interested in making quilets or knitting. I can knit but I have a hard time sitting still for long periods. I just joined your Patrion, so hopefully my sewing skills will get better and better. I have 3 sewing machines and one serger. My one machine is over 30 years old but it still works like new, I'm going to pay close attention to your shirt making because I have a hard time with the plackets to make it look nice.
This is a fantastic tutorial Karina as usual. You are always meticulous in your explanations. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
Your videos are SPOT on!! Thanks so must for teaching me how to get a better fit!
Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to explain all of this. It is so helpful.
Suzanne
Thank you so much Karina for this excellent video and all of your other ones. Your detailed explanations and examples are so helpful as I learn fitting and sewing.
Glad it was helpful!
This is very useful. I looked at the Summer Basic pattern and I think I want to make a top with an empire cut.
That's a great idea! Me too :)
This was so clarifying!
Great fit! We learn a lot.
So helpful
Very well detailed info. How do you address sway back if the dress has a back zip?
Thank you for all you do to help people learn what they need to do when sewing. You always explain and show examples in such a great way.
On that black and white dress you made that doesn't fit perfectly in the back, could you just add a horizontal seam, just to get rid of that bit of extra fabric ?
Thank you so much for this amazing video. I have learnt so much 👏👏
Best video ever! It was super informative!
You’re such a good teacher! I love your videos 😊😊
Thank you so much!
Such a great tutorial. Thank you!
Is there a link for a video you've done on how to properly measure a flat pattern piece (before cutting) to your waist/torso link? So we know the waist line hits our actual waist line as you were showing us with the dresses? I see videos how to measure my torso but not how to measure the pattern piece itself to know where it will fall as designed. Thank you Karina!
You'll always find the helpful video links in the description box of the videos. I put them here too. They are in the fitting series. Here they are How to measure your body in detail: th-cam.com/video/_4idvZy4nKs/w-d-xo.html
Vertical adjustments to patterns in detail: th-cam.com/video/ygNl_jmQo8g/w-d-xo.html
This is super helpful, thank you!
Amazing video! Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Good morning, i appreciate solutions. And I appreciate this whole series!
Glad to hear it!
Very helpful. Thank you.
So so helpful. Thank you so much
Thank you,for a great video. You gave us great advice
I have thoroughly enjoyed this video. You think like I do and it’s awesome. I don’t ever have sway back, because mine is somewhat straighter. But all the other issues that can come up to give the impression of sway back can and do affect me. I am short at 5’3” and large busted. Knowing that full bust adjustment can mean the difference was an enlightening point to me. Thanks again for all the good info.
I needed this sway back adjustment tutorial because I have curvy hips and a small waist and my posture does cause "sway back" issues with ready made clothes that I have to alter to fit me.
I love your explanations of reasons why the sway back can happen in certain styles and knowledge of the styles that are best to get the correct fit.
Thank you so much ❤️
Very helpful.
Thank you for these informative vlogs! I REALLY appreciate them! 💜
You are so welcome!
Another great fitting video. I love patterns with center back seams, better fit and saves fabric if you don't have a directional print. I have to add my swayback adjustment to my hem when I make a dress, because of the fullness of my butt. It could be considered another type of adjustment, otherwise my back skirt is to short. Thank you for this amazing video explaining how and why to may the swayback adjustment.
Great video ! thank you !
Wow that’s so informative. Yay. I need a tutorial on pooling fabric above my 34” bust. Almost all ready to wear pools there either just at the 2” near the arm hole and others a pleat from sleeve arm hole to sleeve arm hole above the bust.
That is entirely another fitting issue not related to sway back but more around length issues. Are you petite? I suggest you start my fitting series from the beginning :)
Thanks for showing, so well expl. and easy to follow. Thanks for all the good work and effort you put in 🙂
You're very welcome!
Thank you, Karina, for another video packed with useful information.
Question, would this work for a protruding calf muscle? I was told to add back the length that was taken out to fix the pooling on the back leg and it doesn’t work? I think you are right and adding it back at the hem cancels out the adjustment. Your thoughts please🙏
Thank you so much for your well explained tips
My pleasure 😊
This was an excellent tutorial which was super helpful to me. Thanks so much!.
So much good information! I think you've just helped a lot of people. Thank you.
excellent - thanks!
Thanks, I love all your helpful tips,. great video!
Glad you like them!
What pattern is the black/white asymetrical woven top? I love the look.
Butterick 6765. Sewing EASY overlay, ties & neckline. I feel amazing in this top!
th-cam.com/video/EA_PdS2B1n8/w-d-xo.html
Great video, thank you!
My pleasure!
What pattern was the snakeskin wrap blouse?
I often have to add length on the back side anyway- I am hourglass. Often have back bunching, but the skirts are always INCHES too short in the back. 🤦🏼♀️ each body is beautifully different!
These fitting videos you do are so helpful. I often use them for a resource.
Can i ask you what that pattern is with the snake-ish print, side tie top. At around 9 minutes in. That is such a nice top!
Butterick 6765. Sewing EASY overlay, ties & neckline. I feel amazing in this top!
th-cam.com/video/EA_PdS2B1n8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you, this is so helpful❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing. This was very informative. I am starting to learn how to adjust patterns. When doing the sway back adjustment, could I do the Pivot & Slide method.?
That is a method, if you like it, you can use it but any pivot and slide is just not my preference and I find it less exact. I've never featured any pivot and slide method on the channel because I prefer the slash inside the seam allowances methods.
The vast majority of sway back is not actually sway back but pronounced bum or full bust as you said. Or the pattern drafted for a longer than avg torso (using model proportions as their baseline).
Yep, that's why I approached this content in the way that I did. I've seen too much online that does not address this at all and only shows "the fix" but it's not a true solution.
Couldn't you fix the fit on the "black and white dress you lengthened from a top" by adding fisheye darts? the print is busy, you might not even notice...
I’ll eventually do that. It’s a mental hurdle for me to complete those simple tasks. I have a whole list of tweaks I need to make on all of my family’s clothes.
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Great info! Thank you!
So helpful.