Prevent & fix: Pant fitting guide

Identify, prevent and fix fit issues using a professional approach to pant fitting – so you can create pants that fit beautifully and feel comfortable to wear.

What you'll learn

• Discover your unique body shape by comparing your body and pattern measurements.
• Identify and prevent fit issues by customising patterns to your unique body.
• Learn how to assess and fit a toile, read drag lines and diagnose fit problems.
• Make accurate pattern adjustments in the correct order.
  

Plus! Learn how much ease to add, and which measurement to use when selecting your pattern size.

Why CLIQD is different

Most fitting guides jump straight to fixing problems. However, experienced pattern makers know many fit issues can be prevented – which is why this guide is divided into two sections: Prevent and Fix.

First, you'll personalise your pattern to your body measurements, eliminating many fit issues before you even cut your toile. Then, you'll follow a clear fitting framework to identify and correct any remaining problems, making toile and pattern adjustments in the most efficient order without creating new fit issues.

Simply following the illustrated, step-by-step instructions in the sections below to create pants that fit beautifully and feel comfortable:

1. Measure armhole length
2. Choose sleeve silhouette & style value
3. Calculate sleeve cap height
4. Draft sleeve head and check bicep
5. Find centre line
6. Calculate sleeve length
7. Decide hem circumference
8. Draft underarm seam
9. Adjust hem for your chosen finish
10. Label pattern
11. Toile & fit your pattern

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

Bonus! Find out where to draw slash lines to create different sleeve shapes, and build structures to support sleeves that defy gravity.

Fitting pants can be a real headache — it's not just about measurements. Body shape, posture and proportions all matter too. Two people with identical hip measurements can need completely different adjustments, simply because their bodies are shaped differently.

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 - 50-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 worksheets for easy printing