Channel Title: J Stern Designs Channel Description: This Channel is devoted to pattern design, fitting adjustments and sewing construction. <video> Jeans Sew Along Part 2... Tweaking the Design of my Twisted Leg! Description: Today on Part 2 of the Jeans Sew Along, I'm sharing how my twisted leg muslin fits... and how I need to adjust it for just a little more twist! SewTites Black Friday Sale on NOW - Til 12/2 at Midnight CDT.... Use my Affiliate Link for an extra 15% OFF https://www.sewtites.com/discount/jsterndesigns?ref=s4TwrYTg Modern American Vintage: https://modernamericanvintage.com/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> A Cool Tool from Modern American Vintage Description: I had the opportunity to meet Chris Hanson, the fabulously talented wood craftsman behind Modern American Vintage, at the Houston Quilt Festival. Chris makes the most beautiful and functional wooden tools for sewing and quilting - Everything from clappers to hera markers to seam rippers. Join me for this fun episode of Cool Tools to see which one of his tools I picked out... Plus, I'll show you how to use it! Modern American Vintage Website: https://modernamericanvintage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_american_vintage/ </video> <video> Cool Denim on Cool Tools + An upcoming Jeans Sew Along is on the Way! Description: Today on Cool Tools I'm sharing some really cool stretch denim that I scored from La Finch Fabrics. I'm excited about it... It's not blue or black... It's not "double faced" ... but it's one color on the right side and another on the wrong side. Check the link below if you love it... I'm also announcing an upcoming Jeans Sew Along... So get your jean making supplies together so you're ready! I'm going to be working with my Stretch Jeans Made Easy Pattern and I'm probably making two pairs during the sew along so I can share different designer details.... These jeans are not going to be your classic 5-pocket jeans! European Stretch Salt & Pepper Denim from LA Finch Fabrics https://lafinchfabrics.myshopify.com/products/designer-deadstock-european-stretch-salt-and-pepper-denim-twill-woven-by-the-yard Stretch Jeans Made Easy Pattern PDF Version: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/stretch-jeans-made-easy-pdf-pattern/ Printed Pattern: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/stretch-jeans-made-easy-fashion-pattern/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns Questions? jsterndesigns37@gmail.com Join my new FB Group: J Stern Designs Fit Sew Embroider https://www.facebook.com/groups/28440... </video> <video> Which Cool Tool Helped me "Un-Shrink" My Dress + Top Cool Tools 2024...Organized!! Description: Today on Cool Tools I'm sharing the Stash 'n Sew from It's Sew Emma. I love this little organizer. It has a silicone insert with little spaces to keep all your favorite tools in place and within arms reach! What's in my Stash 'n Sew??? Some of my favorite Cool Tools that I shared during 2024. Plus have you ever shrank a favorite garment??? I did, my favorite bias red "linen" dress. I suspect that there is something other than linen woven into this fabric. See which Cool Tool helped me save this dress ...back to a wearable size! Amazon Affiliate Links: Trader Joe's Hair Wash: https://amzn.to/4fW07Yd It's Sew Emma Stash 'n Store: https://amzn.to/3Zq3GyW Clover Chalk o Liner: https://amzn.to/4itXw9q All Things Taylor Seville (Pins, seam ripper, chalk, Thread Magic) https://amzn.to/3ZvArL5 Mini Screw Driver Set: https://amzn.to/3ZJwbcd Kia Seam Removers (AKA Face Razors): https://amzn.to/41p7brK Gingher 4" curved blade scissors: https://amzn.to/3D6q1Kk Mini Vac: https://amzn.to/3D4t8T0 Mini Blower: https://amzn.to/4ioB41F Headley Replacement Rotary Cutter Blades: https://youtu.be/n8Jzg5uuO84 Get 15% off SewTites with my Affiliate Link: https://www.sewtites.com/discount/jsterndesigns?ref=s4TwrYTg Cool Tools Tutorials: Trader Joe's Hair Wash: https://youtu.be/FGrm7VGbljU Thread Magic: https://youtu.be/wzBHAq-28KE Mini Vac & Blower: https://youtu.be/RXlCuCdUO7Q SewTites to weight a hem: https://youtu.be/8bW_pn_mapc SewTites and Machine Embroidery: https://youtu.be/RNUkDm3iwPA Magic Pins: https://youtu.be/umVzecle3Zg Kia Seam Removers: https://youtu.be/bngBm_TWSjc Curved Embroidery Scissors: https://youtu.be/c4-o5LWt4Ts </video> <video> Fab Fit Friday: Jeans Sew Along Part 3: Construction and Topstitching Tips Description: I made a lot of progress on my twisted leg jeans this week...I'm excited to share it with you! First I'll share how the newly adjusted twisted leg looks like + the fine tuning fit adjustments I made to the pattern. Then see how I designed the front pockets and sew them together. I'll be topstitching the front fly and putting the back leg and yoke together today too! Modern American Vintage Website: https://modernamericanvintage.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_american_vintage/ Stretch Jeans Made Easy: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/stretch-jeans-made-easy-pdf-pattern/ Misses' Jeans (size 6-16) https://jsterndesigns.com/product/misses-jeans/ Women's Jeans (size 18-24) https://jsterndesigns.com/product/womens-jeans/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Avoid Common Pitfalls When Adjusting Cap Ease Description: Today on Fit Tip Tuesday I'm sharing a sleeve fitting challenge from last weekend's Efficient Work Flow for Bodice Fitting. We hit a bump in the road while trying to adjust the ease in a sleeve cap. We had been working hard all day (literally, it was a 6 hour class) & one student reported that she had negative ease in the sleeve cap. We started adjusting the cap to add ease. Then she realized she was using the pattern piece without the adjustments made to the armhole. She walked the sleeve cap into the adjusted armhole and there ended up to be 1 3/4" of ease. The goal was to have about 1" of ease. I was thinking about how I grade my pattern pieces and how a graded set of sizes look. I suggested that she trim off 1/4" of the edge of the sleeve cap (which would bring the pattern piece down a size) to reduce the ease before we slash and overlapped to get rid of the rest of the excess ease. After doing that she reported that the ease had increased by 1/2"... What the heck??? I tested my own theory in class and got a similar result as my student.... Join me to take a close look at the sleeve cap and how removing ease might not give you the cap length you were shooting for! 00:00 Intro 01:31 What a graded sleeve pattern looks like and how the shape changes as the sizes get bigger 03:00 How to walk a sleeve cap along the armhole to determine how much ease there is 05:35 What happened when I trimmed off 1/4" and walked the sleeve cap to check the ease 07:58 Why trimming off the edge of the sleeve cap did NOT significantly reduce cap ease 10:05 How to slash and overlap the sleeve to reduce ease in the cap 13:37 I overlapped the pattern 1 1/8"... What was the reduction in cap ease?? 17:54 Conclusions and 19:33 How I fixed my Christian Dior knit top + a pro tip to get stretched out seams back in shape 21:21 Outro Fab Fit Friday - Designing a New Top with a Classic - The Tee Pattern https://youtube.com/live/NJjBoINwZTo The Misses' Tee PDF Version: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/the-tee-pdf-pattern/ The Misses' Tee Print Version: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/the-tee-sewing-pattern/ The Women's Tee PDF Version: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/the-womens-tee-pdf-pattern/ The Women's Tee Print Version: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/the-womens-tee/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Efficient Pants Fitting - Baggy Butt??? & How to Fix It!! Description: Today on Fit Tip Tuesday I'm taking taking a close look at what happens when you're behind does not fill the space in your pants! If you have extra loose fabric in the back between the waistband and the crotch, it's likely caused by the shape of the crotch curve creating too much "inside" space. This can happen if you have a flat behind or if the pattern was designed to fit a prominent behind. Looking at how the muslin is fitting you... you may be tempted to take in the excess bagginess by sewing the CB seam deeper. Is the the best thing to do? Check this out to find out! Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Pants Fitting: A Better Way to Fit an Athletic Front Thigh... Both Vertically & Horizontally! Description: Today on Fit Tip Tuesday I'm taking a different look at the things you can do to fix wrinkles caused by an athletic or prominent front thigh. We know that a curve is longer than a straight line. I was thinking about that while working with one of my private zoom pants fitting students. We had already done this body specific adjustment to the front leg...and the fabric was still pulling. I realized that the measurement over the center of the front leg was probably longer than the measurement of the side seam in that same area... Join me and I'll show you how to shorten the side seam to pick up the extra length along side of the a prominent front thigh + a different way to add more ease if you need more room. How a prominent front thigh affects the back leg: https://youtu.be/0Ax4_dtdhLk Zoom Fit Lab: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/zoom-fit-lab/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Customize the fitting allowance above the waistline with a Quick Rise Measurement Description: Today on Fit Tip Tuesday I'm going to share an easy way to customize the fitting allowance you need to add above the waistline to balance the front/back leg. If you're using the TDCO method of fitting pants, this will really come in handy! I received a question from one of my students about how to tell if they would have too much (or not enough) fabric above the waistline if they just add a standard amount of fitting ease. I've gotten away from taking lots of body measurements before starting the fitting process... But there is a quick rise measurement you can use to figure out what you need to add above the waistline so you have enough to balance the front/back leg... but not too much or too little! Join me to see how. 00:00 Intro 01:40 Take a quick front rise measurement and compare it to your pattern 04:54 Take a quick back rise measurement and compare it to your pattern 07:09 Waistline Fitting Allowance if your front rise is longer than the pattern 09:59 Waistline Fitting Allowance if your front rise is shorter than the pattern 12:59 Outro For more information about TDCO please check out Threads Magazine Issue #218 Practical Pants Fitting by R. Collins Top Down Center Out Pants Fitting Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLseQVksFDkNsN64DwwVI5Phfgbuzn07zK The Whole Scoop Pants Fitting Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLseQVksFDkNt0T--7Bg_HZ4a0FP4NS2Aj Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Jeans Sew Along Part 2... Tweaking the Design of my Twisted Leg! Description: Today on Part 2 of the Jeans Sew Along, I'm sharing how my twisted leg muslin fits... and how I need to adjust it for just a little more twist! SewTites Black Friday Sale on NOW - Til 12/2 at Midnight CDT.... Use my Affiliate Link for an extra 15% OFF https://www.sewtites.com/discount/jsterndesigns?ref=s4TwrYTg Modern American Vintage: https://modernamericanvintage.com/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Fab Fit Friday: Jeans Sew Along Part 1: Stretch vs Non-Stretch Jeans Patterns + Some Fitting Description: Today I'm kicking off the Jeans Sew Along with a little comparison between my personal Stretch vs Non-Stretch Jeans Patterns. This isn't exactly and Apples to Apples Comparison because I haven't sewn with my non-stretch pattern in a long time... So, it's a little smaller than I am. I'll share the differences between this patterns and how updated the fit on my non-stretch pattern. For this sew along I will be using my Stretch Jeans Made Easy & Misses' (non-stretch) Jeans Patterns. You can find links for them below. Stretch Jeans Made Easy: https://jsterndesigns.com/product/stretch-jeans-made-easy-pdf-pattern/ Misses' Jeans (size 6-16) https://jsterndesigns.com/product/misses-jeans/ Women's Jeans (size 18-24) https://jsterndesigns.com/product/womens-jeans/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Cool Tools: Laundry LOVE ... a book about Laundry that's a FUN read! Description: Today on Cool Tools I'm sharing a book that was gifted to me by Jeanne Badgett. She is the director of the Master Volunteer Garment Construction Group at the University of Kentucky... a group that is near and dear to my heart! Laundry Love by Patric Richardson with Karin B. Miller has a bright yellow cover that peeked out at me a few weeks ago - from the pile I had put it in. I picked it up and started reading. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how fun it was to read... LOVED it & I learned a lot about doing laundry... Now I think of doing laundry as an art vs. a chore! ...Highly recommend this book to everyone who wears and washes their own clothes! For Information about The Master Clothing Volunteer Program: https://fcs-hes.ca.uky.edu/content/master-clothing-volunteer-program Amazon Affiliate Link: Laundry Love: https://amzn.to/3Vh4rJp Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Better Hand Sewing with Thread Magic Description: Cool Tools is back! Sorry about the short vacation. If I don't have a good tool to share... No Cool Tools for that week! But good news, I have a super duper Cool Tool to share with you this week. ...It's really more of a game changer when you're hand sewing, or trying to thread a needle. It's Thread Magic from @taylorsevilleoriginals If you're like me & you don't love hand sewing... this thread conditioner may just change your mind... or at the very least make it much more enjoyable! Plus, if you're working with a hand needle that has a really small eye or a sewing machine that has a broken needle threader... Thread Magic will make threading your needle a snap! Amazon Affiliate Link: Taylor Seville Thread Magic Square: https://amzn.to/3Npbtr6 </video> <video> Fab Fit Friday: Taking in the Waistband of my New Sorchas + A Hem for the Christian Dior Top Description: Today I'm sharing how my new Sorcha Classic Slim Trousers look right out of the washer & Dryer. Did the pink wash out?? Plus, I need to take in the waistline after wearing them for the first time. Then I'm going to create a drawstring casing at the Hem of the Christian Dior Top that I made to go with the Sorchas... Just in time to take with my on two upcoming trips to teach at the University of Kentucky's Master Volunteer Garment Construction Group Training & The Houston Quilt Festival! Metro Textiles: https://metrotextilesnyc.com/ Fabric Mart Fabrics: https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video> <video> Efficient Pants Fitting: Is the Front of Your Pants Baggy?? Let's Discuss! Description: Last week I shared my thoughts on how to deal with baggy fabric in the back. This week, let's look at things that contribute to a baggy front! In many cases, excess fabric in the front is not caused by the pattern having too much ease. Depending on the shape of the center front edge, you may have a big sneaky front dart causing the bagginess. Front waist darts can also contribute to bagginess. Let's take a closer look at the front leg pattern piece and how to fix a baggy front if you have one! 00:00 Intro Efficient Pants Fitting - Baggy Butt??? & How to Fix It!! https://youtu.be/dVsUDoYIvaQ Links to Everything J Stern Designs (Email, Zoom Classes & More!) https://linktr.ee/jsterndesigns J Stern Designs Discord Channel Member Invitation: https://discord.gg/BFRKckkEWz </video>

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