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Shaping and customization

How to measure yourself for fitting handmade garments – 19 points

17/05/2024 by Andrea
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In this guide, you can follow step by step instructions on how to measure yourself so you can find the best fitting patterns for your proportions, or to be able to alter patterns and even design your own garments that fit perfectly.

Categories Shaping and customization Tags body measurements, fitting, how to measure, measurements Leave a comment

How to do short row bust shaping in knitting

25/06/202422/06/2022 by Andrea
Cover photo short row bust shaping in knitting projects

In this article we explore short row bust shaping in a specific example, one of my WIPs. You can see how I calculated everything necessary to get a perfect fit around my figure and use these steps to make your own custom fit garments.

Categories Knitting, Shaping and customization Tags bust shaping, knitting project, short row bust shaping, short rows, testing 2 Comments

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Andrea Crețu

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Autistic and ADHD, passionate about yarn, fibers, dyes and chemistry, with an analytical mind and always ready to get to the bottom of every problem

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