Top Down Center Out & Knit Pull on Pants: Part 2

[@ljwilliams755]

You're doing a good job helping us understand this concept. Yahoo, pants that fit are in my future!!!

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you so much!!

[@momzilla9491]

Jen, this is so great. I asked if you could use a knit fabric with a woven waist band and you did! Whoa! Can't wait to see the shorts on Friday! You go girl!

[@JSternDesigns]

So glad you found it helpful!

[@bcampo11]

this is like a miracle! so you didn’t have to adjust the crotch curve at all? no scooping or lengthening???

[@JSternDesigns]

It is so cool... The crotch curve is "adjusted" when you pick sizes. If you know you need more fabric around your inseam or need a lower crotch curve... pick a bigger size for the CB and inseam. Pick the size that agrees with your waist/full hip for the side seam. Then start playing with your single leg muslin. Check out my latest tutorial for more tip + why it's not really useful to measure your crotch length kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX_Qf5pqra9kr7M Thanks for fitting along with me

[@philiptipping6738]

Very helpful, thanks very much, Cheers Mary

[@JSternDesigns]

You're very welcome!

[@clothingalterations]

Great tutorial 👌

[@JSternDesigns]

Thank you!

[@tinaellison3521]

Thanks so much for this series! I'm wondering how you'd approach a knit pattern with negative ease, a la yoga pants?

[@JSternDesigns]

That's a great question... I tend to think that because the fabric is snug around you...you won't be able to align the CF/CB edges to the CF/CB of your body. I teach a lot of yoga pants fit and sew classes & they are pretty easy to fit, ... but I do think both legs need to be attached at the crotch to see how they are fitting :)

[@amysheridan4496]

Thanks 👍

[@JSternDesigns]

You're welcome! :)

[@vickysews]

When you cut off the excess along the top at the chalk mark where is the seam allowance?

[@JSternDesigns]

Ahhhh you caught me. The top of the velcro is the stitching line. You do need to add a 1/2" allowance above that so the pants have a seam allowance to sew to the waistband. Thanks for fitting along with me

[@janetwatkins9224]

Thank you so much! I was wondering if the method would work with knit (ponti or scuba knit) for pants

[@JSternDesigns]

Glad I could help!

[@delta8885]

If you habitually have a curved waistband, would it make sense to sew a stable version of a curved waistband, and to sub that out for the straight waistband?

[@JSternDesigns]

If a contoured waistband is better fitting and more comfortable for you, You can use one instead of a straight waistband. Sometimes when I'm working with a private pants fitting student, we end up creating a contoured waistband from a straight version to fit the back better! Thanks for watching!

[@delta8885]

thank you, and thanks for this very helpful series.

[@reneemorgan9320]

I am a little confused on the waistband portion. So will you use a non stretch waistband for the knit pants when you sew them up? I am wanting to try this method on a pull on pattern that I use that has a contoured waistband that uses stretch woven. One issue I am having with the pattern is the waist band rolling so I am wanting to use the TDCO method to fit it better.

[@JSternDesigns]

I'm only using the straight non-stretch waistband as an anchor to "hang" the pants from as I fit using the Top Down Center Out Method. When I sew the pull on knit shorts/pants, I'm going to be using a piece of elastic in the casing. ...A rolling waistband is probably being caused by where it's positioned on your body... or there isn't enough interfacing to keep it from rolling. The cool thing about the TDCO method is that you fit the waistband onto your first. So you can spend some time playing with position to the waistband to find the most comfortable place for it to be. :)