I have used this last approach for many years, honing my skills and sharing my knowledge. I decided to create this class when a student asked me while I was fitting her: "How did you know to do what you just did?"
The answer was because I read the fabric. It was not because I had ascertained that she had a forward shoulder, or a high hip, or large bust, or another particular body idiosyncrasy. I might have recognized one of her body's attributes, but the reason I knew what to do to improve the fit was because I looked at what the fabric was telling me.
Successful garment fitting lies in training your eye to recognize the fitting issues and to know what to do to solve the issues - which both rely on reading the fabric. And that's what I teach you to do in this class.
Even though I fit a skirt, a darted bodice, a sleeve, and a pair of pants, this class is not about how to fit each of these garments. It's much more than that. I teach you to recognize a fitting issue, and to understand what the fabric is telling you. Therefore, what you learn in the video where I use a skirt as my example, you'll be able to apply to many other fitting situations.
My goal in making this video class is to give you the tools to fit any garment on any body. And the secret lies in reading the fabric.
Videos included in the class: 1. Introduction - Fitting Issues: Train Your Eye to Read Them 2. Skirt Examples 3. Skirt Pattern Work 4. Bodice Examples 5. Bodice Pattern Work 6. Second Bodice Mock-up 7. Sleeve Examples 8. Pants Examples & Final Thoughts