{"id":248,"date":"2020-01-06T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/?p=248"},"modified":"2020-01-07T10:53:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:53:56","slug":"learn-to-fit-for-any-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/2020\/01\/06\/learn-to-fit-for-any-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Fit for any Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-249 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-368x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-368x490.jpg 368w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/files\/2020\/01\/IMG_3981-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ultimate reference for fitting test garments and transferring accurate adjustments to patterns. No matter what size or shape you are, wearing garments that fit perfectly makes you look and feel better. Rather than making commonly accepted changes to a commercial pattern, the method presented in this guide focuses on the way a test garment fits the body. The fabric is manipulated to improve the fit, and then those specific changes are made to the pattern. This method is not a quick one, but the result\u2014patterns that fit perfectly\u2014is well worth the time and effort.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>the importance of a fitting axis and how to use it during a fitting<\/li>\n<li>how to recognize fitting issues, such as draglines and folds<\/li>\n<li>how to manipulate fabric to solve common and unusual fitting problems<\/li>\n<li>how to transfer the fitting changes to your pattern easily<\/li>\n<li>basic patternmaking skills to ensure accurate alterations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ultimate reference for fitting test garments and transferring accurate adjustments to patterns. No matter what size or shape you are, wearing garments that fit perfectly makes you look and feel better. Rather than making commonly accepted changes to a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/2020\/01\/06\/learn-to-fit-for-any-body\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15300,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203117],"tags":[203054,203052,203053],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-and-sciences","tag-clothing-and-dress-measurements","tag-dressmaking","tag-pattern-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/aculibraryacquisitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}