Prevent & fix: Pant fitting guide

Prevent, identify and fix fit issues using a professional approach to pant fitting.

What you'll learn

• Customise your woven (non-stretch) pant pattern to your body to prevent common fit issues before sewing your toile.
• Assess and fit your toile like a professional to diagnose the true cause of fit issues and determine exactly how much to add or remove from your pattern.
• Make adjustments in the correct order using a clear fitting framework that helps you work efficiently without creating new fit issues.

Plus! Learn how much ease to add for different pant styles and which measurement to use when selecting your pattern size.

Most fitting guides focus on fixing problems after they appear. This guide shows you how professional pattern makers prevent fit issues first, so fitting becomes about refining the fit – not making major adjustments.

Simply following the illustrated, step-by-step instructions in the sections below to create woven (non-stretch) pants that fit beautifully and feel comfortable.

STAGE 1 – Prevent fit issues

1. Measure your body
2. Calculate ease
3. Select pattern size
4. Measure your pattern
5. Calculate pattern adjustments
6. Make pattern adjustments

STAGE 2 – Fix fit issues

1. Toile pattern
2. Assess toile
3. Fix fit issues (incl. 20 toile & pattern adjustments)
4. True joining seams
5. Finish your pattern
   

Measurements are in cm (metric) and inches (imperial)

Bonus! Get a 1/4 scale trouser block PDF to practice your fit adjustments on.

Fitting pants isn't just about measurements. Body shape, posture and proportions all influence the fit. Two people with identical measurements can need completely different pattern adjustments.

This guide is designed for:

• Fashion designers wanting to confidently fit their own patterns and samples before production.
• Home sewists frustrated by commercial pattern sizing that doesn't match their body shape.
• Pattern makers struggling to customise patterns to individual bodies.
• Anyone who wants to create trousers, jeans and shorts that fit beautifully and feel comfortable.

No advanced pattern making experience is required – just a pant block or sewing pattern you want to fit to your unique body.

PDF - 54-page PDF with illustrated step-by-step fitting and pattern drafting instructions.

You will receive an email with links to download the A4 and Letter PDFs, plus a separate PDF containing the fitting worksheets for easy printing