Jean Fitting: What are These Wrinkles Telling Us??

[@JG-fl2ph]

Jen THIS format (picture of an actual garment w the wrinkles, then analysis of what the wrinkles are telling us, then showing pattern adjustments) is SUPER helpful. Especially for pants. I realize you do variations of this format all the time but there is something about this one (could be the great pictures from all sides) that is especially thorough and helpful.

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks!! When I can include photos, I do... That's why I always encourage my subscribers to send me photos with their questions! Thank you for fitting along with me

[@barbaramallon4755]

Wow! I've had all of these pants issues in the last 40 years of sewing pants for myself and never knew how to fix them. Thank you, thank you so much for showing the right way. My own fixes were mostly haphazard lengthening inseam or side seams which often didn't really take care of the problem.

[@JSternDesigns]

So happy to hear…. Thank you for fitting along with me!

[@NadoCrowFriend]

Your Phenomenal tutorials are one of the very few that I find myself ( a sewist for many years) watching over & over. So much great info! Thank you for these incredibly helpful videos!

[@JSternDesigns]

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate you letting me know... and for following along with me!

[@petersdotter1]

Such a clear and understandable set of explanations of the wrinkles and how to fix them. Pants are my most problematic garment, even ready-made. So, correcting these issues has been a goal of mine for decades. This is the first time I've been able to understand this issue clearly. You are a superb teacher! (from a teacher whose career spans 49 years.)

[@JSternDesigns]

Wow, that's high praise!! Thank you for the kind words. & thanks for fitting along with me

[@crisheadley9100]

Love this tutorial! It's one of the best I've come across, both in video or written format. You cover multiple problems on one pair of pants/jeans. You explain the what, how and why of every issue and adjustment. Thanks so much for creating this video and posting it.

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you! and thank you for fitting along with me

[@kvkreuter8273]

Really useful video, thanks for illustrating differences between flat and low butt. Never seen that explained before, so very grateful.

[@JSternDesigns]

My Pleasure! Thanks for fitting along with me

[@core0psis]

So very helpful! It’s so exciting to learn about pants fitting. This video is so helpful because you are showing the actual photos which makes it clear to which wrinkles you are referring.

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you so much! And thanks for fitting along with me

[@beecaakes]

Such an informative video, and you enjoy them. So helpful for a beginner who is trying to understand fitting issues and how to address them.

[@JSternDesigns]

Glad it was helpful! I'm so happy you're making pants!! Keep me posted if you need help with anything specific! Thanks for fitting along with me

[@Escape10mom]

Thank you! This is just what I realized I needed. I just made some jeans that have wrinkles in them. Now I think I can fix my pattern!

[@JSternDesigns]

My Pleasure! Happy this help and thanks for fitting along with me

[@dream.machine]

Excellent detailed explanation of adjustments to fix her Jeans! I definitely whole heartedly Subscribed! 😊👖

[@JSternDesigns]

Yay! Thank you! Welcome to my Channel! Keep me posted if you have questions,.. I love doing subscriber Q&A!

[@joannfagen4457]

Great illustrations as always. Thank you.

[@JSternDesigns]

My pleasure! Thanks for fitting along with me

[@andreas.1105]

Thanks sooo much for this video! It sounds as I found finally the solution for my horse shoe folds on the back side. Need to try this out!

[@JSternDesigns]

You are so welcome! Thank you for fitting along with me!

[@jacquiehonnor4989]

Thank you that’s so helpful. I’ll be saving this video for when I make my next trousers. 😁

[@JSternDesigns]

Glad to hear it helps! Thank you for fitting along with me!

[@ennilce]

Hello, I'm Brazilian and it's actually a great video. I'm always looking for this type of content to improve myself. Here in my country, they don't have this learning experience. They only put the pattern there and don't teach the adjustments 😢. Thank you, I already subscribed to follow your channel.

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you for joining me here on my YT Channel! Keep me posted if you need help fitting your pants!

[@satu_nom]

Thanks! This helps me a lot to figure out how to get better at fitting pants 👍

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you so much! and I'm so happy to hear this helped you fit your pants!

[@elizabethharrington6387]

Thank you for such an informative video. It may be a stupid question but why can't you add a bit at Side Seam to help with the fuller front thigh?

[@JSternDesigns]

Extending the front crotch curve gives you a longer extension to wrap around your inner thigh to meet the back crotch extension... You can let the side seams out as well if you still need more ease. Thanks for fitting along with me

[@leandamayer3975]

Thank you so much for this video. I've been searching for this sort of information for so long. It is so wonderfully logical and presented so well!

[@JSternDesigns]

You are so welcome! Thank you for fitting along with me!

[@Bjm521]

Loved it! So much info! Great video! I love all your videos and the way you teach! I am going to start making my own jeans in the next few weeks and I may have to contact you for some help if I get in a pickle with the fit! 💕

[@JSternDesigns]

So excited!! Keep me posted!

[@elsiebulva7872]

Thank you. I have extra vertical fabric my back leg. Now l will try your adjustment

[@JSternDesigns]

Perfect! Keep me posted, I'd love to hear how it turned out! Thanks for watching

[@jgsawka]

Fabulous tutorial!! Great explanation as always! Would this pattern alteration also work for a non stretch fabric?

[@JSternDesigns]

Yes, fitting stretch and non-stretch pants is very similar!

[@ginnymalone7992]

Great video…more, more, more about pant fitting. Thank you!

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks ! And thank you for fitting along with me

[@patriciabarnes3582]

What a great tutorial!

[@JSternDesigns]

I'm so sorry for the delay in responding to you... Thank you so much!

[@donnaschindlbeck7457]

This is the first time I’ve seen these specific issues addressed. Thank you so much! I have these fitting issues with ready to wear. Now I know what to look for and how to make adjustments for a better fit😊

[@JSternDesigns]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeannepedalino3525]

Great information❤

[@JSternDesigns]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for fitting along with me

[@lfuentes4098]

Do you have any tutorials on how to tailor jeans to fix the fit issue? I have always bought a larger size and try to fix it but not very successful at it.

[@JSternDesigns]

If it's a matter of taking in side and inseams you can do that by taking out the topstitching and sewing deeper along these seams. Then if the rise is too long, check out this tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpuXeph5ecx-nck Hope this helps you! Thanks for fitting along with me

[@ljubakovacic5772]

wow! I am hoping this will help my what seems like the exact same problem. I am wondering how do you know if the inseam is in a good position? I think mine might be a bit forward, but when I add more to the crotch point and that is comfortable, then I seem to have too much fabric on the inseam. However, the outer seam of the front leg looks like that is where the extra fabric is needed. Not sure if I"m making sense here....

[@JSternDesigns]

:) If you need to lengthen the front crotch point and inseam to push it back a little, you can take a like amount away from the back so you maintain the same amount of ease. If you need fabric on the side seam... you can add it there and take it away from the inseam to shift it over! ...It's also common to have too much fabric on the side seam and not enough along the inseam :)

[@ljubakovacic5772]

Thank you, Jen. huh! hadn't thought that you could add and subtract from side seams like that. But how do you know if the inseam is in the right position? I think I tend to have mine more forward as that way it doesn't' catch on walking. I have seen some drop plumb lines from under the crotch but then I cant' seem to shape the fabric so it doesn't catch at the thigh on walking. @@JSternDesigns

[@mardine9931]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you so much... and I apologize for the delayed response!

[@claudiaasensio7044]

Great, thank you for the tips. One question: is there a way to fix gaping pant front pockets?

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks! Usually front pockets gape when the pants are too snug across the back/front. Another cause can be the way the pockets were constructed. If the pocket bag and front pocket facing are not aligned properly, sewing the base of the pocket bag can pull at the side seam and waistline, creating a gape.

[@claudiaasensio7044]

@@JSternDesigns Thank you for your response. It is a little tricky to adjust front pockets with a dart sewed to the waist band. For me it is a tipical problem that there is enough or too much space for the hips and waist, but not for the belly nor the butt. Many patterns are made for flat guitar shaped women, even in bigger sizes.

[@solarwinds-]

Excellent video. On the crotch length, do I use the same method to shorten the crotch length as you did to lengthen it?

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks. There are a few ways to shorten the crotch length... If you need to remove ease along the inseam too, you can shorten the crotch points. If you need the ease along the inseam, I would shorten the crotch length above the crotch curve by slashing the leg from the side seam through the CB seam. Then overlap the CB edge (pivot at the side seam). Hope this helps. Thanks for fitting along with me

[@margaretmccann4040]

I have shop bought trousers, they all ripple at the back, is there a simple way to remove these ripples

[@JSternDesigns]

I think I'd have to see those ripples to recommend a fix! You can email me photos front/side/back views at [e-mail]

[@mornadombach7945]

Maybe you could give me suggestions for fitting the back of my pants. I had diagonal wrinkles from the outer seam going down to the inseam. I tried the pinching out diagonally from the side seam to the inseam. There was improvement but still had wrinkles in the back. I noticed that the inseam hem was still higher than the out seam. I tried inserting a wedge on the inseam an taking out the same size and wedge on the out seam but still have wrinkles. They are u-shaped. Thank you!

[@mornadombach7945]

P.S. I have found your tutorials and your Craftsy class so helpful, but I just can't figure out how to fix this issue.

[@JSternDesigns]

Diagonal wrinkles from side seam to inseam can mean that the waistline at the side seams are pulled up a little too high (or you may need a long side seam above the crotch level. If the hem picks up at the inseam, you do need to lengthen it by slashing the leg (about 2" below crotch level) and spreading the inseam to make it even with the side seam along the leg. But.. .without seeing photos of the front/side/back, I can't be sure about the diagonal wrinkles. You can email them to me a [e-mail] and I'll take a look.

[@trufflesmom1]

Is there a way to send photos with my comment? I think my issues are the same or very similar to the ones in this video.

[@JSternDesigns]

Yes …email me at [e-mail]

[@CarolUndy]

Brilliant

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks so much for fitting along with me!

[@deanntibbetts4823]

What about stretch pants/jeans with a small area that stretches out of shape.

[@JSternDesigns]

I think I would need to see photos of what's going on! you can email them to me and then I can suggest how to fix. [e-mail]

[@janettechapple6542]

I would love to see the results of all of this pattern slicing and dicing.

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks! and thanks for fitting along with me!

[@stingaw4142]

this is fine but what about shop bought pants like a uniform pants that you have no choice and if they don't fit correctly you can't make those adjustments to a pair of ready made trousers

[@JSternDesigns]

This is true... I have several video tutorials to alter ready-to-wear pants, can you tell me what the fit issue is and I'll check to see if I have a tutorial for that. Thanks for watching

[@moiraberniegatt9491]

You are A Maze Ing!

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks! And thanks for watching

[@moiraberniegatt9491]

@@JSternDesigns thank YOU for sharing. They help so many of us.

[@KerstinFagerlind]

Hank You!

[@JSternDesigns]

You're welcome! Thanks for fitting along with me

[@AllDunnDesigns]

You are amazing!

[@JSternDesigns]

Wow, thank you! and thanks for fitting along with me!

[@ksbestfit]

❤

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks for watching!

[@bethover4hu544]

on the back which crotch level line is the new one?

[@JSternDesigns]

The lower line is the new crotch level... Because we transferred some of the vertical length from below the crotch to above it.

[@luispalacio1168]

The more you move the cf angle toward the side When closing cf will create fullness at crotch

[@JSternDesigns]

A more angled CF crotch (toward the side seam) will fit a defined waistline (smaller than high hip). A more angled CB seam will fit a more prominent butt in the back (because it creates more room inside the pant). Thanks for fitting along with me

[@niazali3489]

your geneus mam

[@JSternDesigns]

Thanks so much! And thank you for fitting along with me!