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James

  • I’m making an All Day Shirt for a friend for his wedding. He’s a fairly big guy. I made a muslin in the XXL. Overall, I feel like the fit is pretty good-i like where the shoulder seams land, the sleeves need to be shortened slightly, but that’s an easy fix. It definitely meets, and I like the ease in the chest, but there is less ease at the…[Read more]

  • Thanks so much for these suggestions. I’m interested in your recommendation for Fit for Real People. That title has come up several times lately, so it’s definitely something I need to check out. I have cut out the pieces, mostly in the XL, and figured it would be easier to take away than to add. Yesterday I got the pieces cut out and got have…[Read more]

  • I would love to make an adjustment to the All Day shirt for a better fit for my body. Ideally, I would use the “large” yoke with the “x-large” body parts. My shoulders are not very broad–at least I’d rather say that than to say that I have slightly too much girth in my torso for my frame. Is there a simple way of making this adjustment? I’m…[Read more]

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