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back waist jean adjustment jujuvail.com Altered Jeans: Adding 3 Darts to the back Waist
Sewing · sewing tutorial

Altered Jeans: Adding 3 Darts to the back Waist

June 4, 2016May 31, 2016 Juju6 Comments

Lots of women have trouble finding a pair of jeans with a good fit, for all kinds of reasons. I think my problem is very common; in order to get jeans to fit in the butt and thighs, I often swim in fabric around the waist. I have gotten better at buying jeans that fit… Continue reading Altered Jeans: Adding 3 Darts to the back Waist

Pilvi Coat Toile Pilvi Coat Toile
Pattern Hacks · Sewing

Pilvi Coat Toile

April 23, 2016June 27, 2016 Juju7 Comments

  It took no time to whip up this toile. The sewing probably took all of 15 minutes. Pattern adjustments and cutting out may have taken slightly longer, but worth it. I’m going to start calling this a toile again. Every time I type “make a muslin” or “photograph muslin” into my phone to-do list,… Continue reading Pilvi Coat Toile

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