Today during Fit Tip Tuesday I'm reviewing the Top Down Center Out Pants Fitting Method. I'm sharing how to make a non-stretch waistband that can help you be more "hands-free". Plus, see how to pick a size, how to blend between sizes if you need to - AND how you should not blend between sizes. Check out my personal pattern. I'm using the free pdf wide leg pants pattern from Peppermint Magazine because I wanted to learn this new pants fitting method without knowing how the pattern would fit me (I have intimate knowledge about all my pants patterns :)
I'm going to show you my one leg toile with my waistband + my first two muslins with two legs. ...So exciting! If this method is new to you... head over to Ruth Collin's instagram to learn more about it... She has done such an amazing job developing this new pants fitting technique.... I think she has thought out every step!
00:00 Intro
03:50 How to Make a Non-Stretch Waistband that's Hands-Free
07:13 Use Ban Rol to Interface a Straight Waistband
08:33 See how my non-stretch waistband fits me
09:11 Steps to fit your one leg toile using the top down center out method
10:55 The Hem is the horizontal balance line using topdowncenterout
12:18 How to Prepare your Pattern for the Top Down Center Out Method
14:14 Don't blend between sizes along the side seam... Here's how to do it
17:27 Take a look at the Wide Leg Pants Pattern from Peppermint Mag
18:43 Take a look at my personal pattern
19:44 What is the job of the waist dart in pants fitting
24:02 My one leg muslin and how it works with the velcro on the waistband
28:40 Photos of me wearing my one leg muslin and waistband
29:31 Two leg muslin with a waist dart that is too big and too long for me
30:32 Two leg muslin with more editing and a shorter/smaller dart
31:12 Outro
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