Joan McGowan-Michael

Feminine Fit: Bust Shaping Techniques

Joan McGowan-Michael

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Meet Joan and learn about adjusting shoulder fits.
Address the common problem of fixing a gaping sweater front. Learn how to measure and choose the right size for your body.
Learn the trick to unify two sizes to fit your body shape. Adjust your sweater for larger hips or a larger bust.
Short rows are your friend! Learn all about this knitting technique then learn how to apply it to your knitting for a perfect fit.
Don't let gaping armholes get you down. Observe our examples and learn how to measure to ensure that your knit fits.
Fit your biceps by learning how to measure and chart them more easily. Also learn how to fit your sleeve caps.
Adjust one of the most detrimental fit problems in sweaters: shoulder slope. Learn how to measure and chart your shoulder slope, then join the shoulders.
In this special bonus lesson, learn about sleeve placement and set-in sleeves.
 
 
8 Lessons
1  hrs 40  mins

Description

Take proper measurements, choose the right size and make adjustments to any sweater pattern with Joan’s practical advice and quick techniques. Accentuating the positive is often just a matter of having the right skill set, including the ability to combine different pattern sizes, lengthen sweaters and adjust for curves in both the front and back of the body. This class will give you examples of bust shaping, neckline alterations, armhole placement and shoulder cap adjustments that help achieve the perfect fit for any body type.

Joan McGowan-Michael

Joan McGowan-Michael has been a professional fashion designer for more 25 years, styling garments for retailers as diverse as Frederick's of Hollywood and JC Penney. She founded her company, White Lies Designs, in 2001. It has since become the original go-to resource for lingerie patterns for hand knitting, and other romantic, vintage inspired knitwear styles in a wide range of sizes from petite to plus. You've seen her work in Big Girl Knits, Stitch & Bitch Nation, and The Best of Interweave Knits. She has appeared on DIY's Knitty Gritty and the PBS series Shay Pendray's Needlework Studio. Her book, "Knitting Lingerie Style," was released in May 2007 by STC Publishing.

Joan McGowan-Michael

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