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How to fit a sample when dressmaking, a step by step guide to common adjustments

This detailed tutorial shows you how to pin a badly fitting sample, and then how to adjust your pattern accordingly, so you can make a perfect fitting sample the second time.


I've purposefully made a very badly fitting sample so I can demonstrate various common adjustments you might need to do.


First I show you how to pin your sample, and in what order, and then I show you how to translate those adjustments to your pattern.

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