Making the Mila dungarees? Wondering what size to pick or think you need some fitting help? Vanessa here today to offer some tips on sizing and fitting.
We designed Mila to be made in woven fabrics with a bit of stretch, which makes them relatively easy to fit as the stretch does some of the work for you - hooray! Some of you won’t need to make any fitting changes to the dungarees, but of course we all come in different shapes so you may need to make some tweaks to the pattern before sewing your final garment. Getting a personalised fit is one of the bonuses of DIY dressmaking!
This post will be quite long but feel free to skip straight to the parts that feel relevant to you. We will cover:
- Choosing your size
- Lengthening or shortening the legs
- Lengthening or shortening the bib for larger and smaller busts
- Combining pattern sizes
- Lengthening or shortening the crotch seams
- Full booty adjustment
- Small booty adjustment
- Saggy back leg adjustment
It’s always a good idea to trace off a copy of the pattern pieces you are adjusting so that you can keep the original version intact in case you want to change it later. Remember to trace off notches, grainline arrows and any other markings.