{"id":76534,"date":"2021-02-03T07:22:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=76534"},"modified":"2021-02-26T07:28:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T12:28:34","slug":"fitting-resources-from-liesl-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-from-liesl-co.html","title":{"rendered":"fitting resources from liesl + co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than two years ago, we rounded up all the fitting posts that had previously run on the blog into <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/11\/seven-tutorials-for-fit-techniques.html\">one package filled to bursting with tips on how to achieve a well-fitting garment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward 27 months, and we&#8217;ve added\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/labels\/fitting-room\">a new blog series devoted to the process of fitting<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0quite a few more pattern adjustment <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/labels\/tutorial\">tutorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to build a comprehensive collection of resources for fitting your handmade garments, right here on the blog. If you love tweaking your makes for the perfect fit, you&#8217;ll want to peruse these listings to see if there&#8217;s anything that could help you now, or that you&#8217;d be interested in trying out later.<\/p>\n<h2>The Fitting Room series<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-76549\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-760x760.jpg\" alt=\"Got fit issues? Check out our library of pattern adjustment tutorials and fitting tips.\" width=\"760\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-760x760.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-500x500.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-150x150.jpg 150w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-768x768.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A little less than a year ago, we launched <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/labels\/fitting-room\">The Fitting Room<\/a> series, where sewists take the reader through the pattern adjustments and fitting methods they use to sew a garment. These posts are a treasure trove of fitting information. We currently have seven posts in the library, with more in the works. Clockwise from top left, they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/02\/the-fitting-room-mashas-gelato-blouse.html\">Masha&#8217;s Gelato Blouse<\/a>, where I walk you through my full bust, full bicep and high round back adjustments.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/03\/the-fitting-room-megs-classic-shirts.html\">Meg&#8217;s Classic Shirts<\/a>, where you can take a journey with Meg through four iterations of the pattern, and the changes she made for each one.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/05\/the-fitting-room-claires-recital-shirt.html\">Claire&#8217;s Recital Shirts<\/a>, where Claire shows you the process of muslining the Recital Shirt pattern and the perfectly fitting result.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-fitting-room-camelias-saint-germain-wrap-dress.html\">Camelia&#8217;s Saint-Germain Wrap Dress<\/a>, which also walks the reader through a fine-tuned muslin process.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/09\/the-fitting-room-laurens-classic-shirt.html\">Lauren&#8217;s Classic Shirt<\/a>, which features detailed measurements and of course, more muslins.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/10\/the-fitting-room-sharons-cappuccino-dress.html\">Sharon&#8217;s Cappuccino Dress<\/a>, in which Sharon shows you how she adjusts a tried-and-true pattern for her shape.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/01\/the-fitting-room-jennifers-easton-cowl-neck-tee.html\">Jennifer&#8217;s Easton Cowl-Neck Tee<\/a>, where Jennifer shows her iterations of one of our newest patterns, with details on how she tweaked each one to improve the fit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pattern adjustment tutorials<\/h2>\n<p>We also have added a number of fitting tutorials on the blog. Here&#8217;s a list:<\/p>\n<h3>Bust adjustment tutorials<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/05\/how-to-do-a-dartless-pivot-and-slide-full-bust-adjustment.html\">How to Do a Dartless Pivot-and-Slide Full Bust Adjustment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is great for making extra bust space in a t-shirt, or any pattern where you don&#8217;t want to add a dart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pivot-and-slide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74208\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pivot-and-slide-500x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pivot-and-slide-500x539.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pivot-and-slide-760x820.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pivot-and-slide-768x828.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/pivot-and-slide-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/01\/how-to-add-a-bust-dart-to-a-dartless-pattern.html\">How to Add a Bust Dart to a Dartless Pattern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This easy-to-follow tutorial explains how to put in a dart when the pattern doesn&#8217;t already have one.<a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bust-dart-added.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73956 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bust-dart-added-500x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bust-dart-added-500x271.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bust-dart-added-760x411.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bust-dart-added-768x416.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bust-dart-added-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/08\/how-to-raise-or-lower-a-dart.html\">How to Raise or Lower a Dart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bust dart in a pattern isn&#8217;t always going to be perfectly placed for your bust height. Luckily, this is an easy fix with Liesl&#8217;s tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dart-image-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-66588\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dart-image-2-500x764.jpg\" alt=\"How to Raise or Lower a Dart\" width=\"250\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dart-image-2-500x764.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dart-image-2-768x1174.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dart-image-2-760x1161.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/dart-image-2-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liesl also has workshops on Creativebug that walk you through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?B=525750&amp;U=854358&amp;M=42943&amp;urllink=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bust adjustment<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?B=525755&amp;U=854358&amp;M=42943&amp;urllink=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dart manipulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other pattern adjustments<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/11\/how-to-do-a-full-sleeve-adjustment.html\">How to Do a Full Sleeve Adjustment\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you struggle with sleeves that are too tight? You&#8217;ll want to check this one out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/full-sleeve-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-63207\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/full-sleeve-image-500x383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/full-sleeve-image-500x383.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/full-sleeve-image-768x589.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/full-sleeve-image-760x583.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/full-sleeve-image-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/02\/how-to-do-a-narrow-shoulder-adjustment.html\">How to Do a Narrow Shoulder Adjustment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a very easy adjustment that does wonders for the fit of a sewing pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73306\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle-500x667.jpg\" alt=\"Learn to do a narrow or broad shoulder adjustment with this photo tutorial.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle-500x667.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle-760x1013.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle-768x1024.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/narrow-shoulder-pinnacle-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/02\/how-to-do-a-broad-shoulder-adjustment.html\">How to Do a Broad Shoulder Adjustment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the inverse of the previous adjustment. There&#8217;s also an example of how a t-shirt fits when the wearer needs this adjustment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76582\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable-760x1013.jpg\" alt=\"How to do a broad shoulder adjustment.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable-760x1013.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable-500x667.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable-768x1024.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/broad-shoulder-pinable-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/01\/how-to-do-a-high-round-back-adjustment.html\">How to Do a High Round Back Adjustment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an adjustment that can make a big difference if you suffer from gaping back necklines or tops that creep backwards and strangle you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/high-round-back-pinnable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73308\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/high-round-back-pinnable-500x605.jpg\" alt=\"Learn how to make a high round back adjustment with this photo tutorial.\" width=\"250\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/high-round-back-pinnable-500x605.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/high-round-back-pinnable-760x919.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/high-round-back-pinnable-768x929.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/high-round-back-pinnable-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2010\/02\/lengthening-and-shortening-a-pattern.html\">Lengthening and Shortening a Pattern<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adding length to a pattern (or shortening it) is a pretty simple thing, though there are some best practices you should be aware of. They&#8217;re all in this little tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/fitlengthenTITLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53363\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/fitlengthenTITLE.jpg\" alt=\"Lengthening and shortening a pattern\" width=\"372\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/fitlengthenTITLE.jpg 372w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/fitlengthenTITLE-226x275.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Sizing and muslin tutorials<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/10\/15-tips-for-fitting-a-muslin.html\">15 Tips for Fitting a Muslin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Self-explanatory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/muslin-tips.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12739\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/muslin-tips-542x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/muslin-tips-542x800.jpg 542w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/muslin-tips-186x275.jpg 186w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/muslin-tips.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/10\/how-to-make-a-muslin.html\">How to Make a Muslin to Test Fit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This post walks you through the steps of making a muslin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitmuslintestTITLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53413\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitmuslintestTITLE.jpg\" alt=\"How to make a muslin to test fit\" width=\"250\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitmuslintestTITLE.jpg 381w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitmuslintestTITLE-176x275.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/10\/fitting-a-muslin.html\">Fitting a Fairy Tale Dress for a Toddler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here we talk about a few common fit problems you might run into when you fit a muslin for a toddler. Though the fit issues are specific to toddler bodies, reading about the process is a useful exercise for general fitting knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitfairytaleTITLE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53415\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitfairytaleTITLE.jpg\" alt=\"Fitting an Oliver + S Fairy Tale muslin for a toddler\" width=\"250\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitfairytaleTITLE.jpg 381w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1fitfairytaleTITLE-176x275.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/11\/blending-between-sizes.html\">Blending Between Sizes for a Better Fit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If your upper and lower halves are different sizes, you&#8217;ll want to check this guide to blending sizes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/blending-between-sizes-text.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9074\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/blending-between-sizes-text-561x800.jpg\" alt=\"Blending between sizes\" width=\"250\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/blending-between-sizes-text-561x800.jpg 561w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/blending-between-sizes-text.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/11\/finding-your-correct-pattern-size.html\">Find Your Size with Your High Bust Measurement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not really all that difficult to find your size once you understand how pattern sizing works.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high-bust-measure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8744\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high-bust-measure-580x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high-bust-measure-580x443.jpg 580w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high-bust-measure-275x210.jpg 275w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/high-bust-measure.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You might also be interested in Liesl&#8217;s instructions for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/10\/cinemahide-and-seek-dress-sew-along-day-1.html\">full bust adjustment<\/a>\u00a0at the very beginning of the Cinema Dress sew-along and her guide to fitting trousers in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/forums\/reply\/76540\">this post<\/a>. In addition, be sure to check out our post on <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/10\/4-tips-for-fitting-a-sewing-pattern.html\">4 Tips for Fitting a Sewing Pattern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We are adding to our fitting resource library all the time. You can find all the posts <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/labels\/fit\">here<\/a> under our &#8220;fit&#8221; tag. We hope this post has been helpful. Happy fitting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in fitting? We&#8217;ve built a fitting resource library here on the blog. This post highlights all the posts and tutorials we have to help you achieve a perfect fit on your next garment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":76548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20821],"class_list":["post-76534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-fit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fitting-resources-hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-jUq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75962,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/10\/4-tips-for-fitting-a-sewing-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":76534,"position":0},"title":"4 tips for fitting a sewing pattern","author":"Masha Richart","date":"October 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Fitting can seem scary, but it doesn't have to be. If you're a beginner, we've got some tips to help break down the process. If you're a seasoned sewist, take a look at this post and let us know your top tips for fitting a sewing pattern!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fitting-a-sewing-pattern-hero-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":84137,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2026\/01\/want-to-get-better-at-fitting-here-is-a-collection-of-resources.html","url_meta":{"origin":76534,"position":1},"title":"want to get better at fitting? here is a collection of resources","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"January 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"If you're new to sewing or want to improve your skills, especially to get a good fit, we're here to help with an extensive list of resources to guide you along the way.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/thread-hero.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":74554,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-fitting-room-camelias-saint-germain-wrap-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":76534,"position":2},"title":"the fitting room: camelia&#8217;s saint-germain wrap dress","author":"Masha Richart","date":"June 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Camelia has honed her fitting ability through years of sewing for herself. 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