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#86: Garment Alterations with Naomi Fata
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Released:
May 1, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Do you have garments in your wardrobe, self-made or otherwise, that you really like but you never wear because they don’t fit you well? Could you use some advice on how to approach the alteration process, evaluate those garments and work out what’s possible? Alterations expert, Naomi Fata, talks with me about all this and more. We cover when it’s worth attempting an alteration, when it’s better to live with the issue, and when it’s time to find the garment a new owner. Plus, Naomi shares her hot takes on the best ways to make garments smaller and larger, and we even get stuck into the thorny issue of trouser fitting…
Support the podcast over on Patreon!
Find the Me-Made-May Workbook in the new CYT shop!
Find Naomi Fata on her website and on Instagram @naomifata.
Naomi was on The Strike a Balance for Working Homeschool Moms podcast talking about how she runs her sewing business whilst homeschooling her three children.
Find out about the in-person and virtual sewing and alteration classes Naomi teaches.
This Fit Tip Tuesday video by J Stern Designs on YouTube shows how to add a gusset to lengthen a rise on an existing garment.
Support the podcast over on Patreon!
Find the Me-Made-May Workbook in the new CYT shop!
Find Naomi Fata on her website and on Instagram @naomifata.
Naomi was on The Strike a Balance for Working Homeschool Moms podcast talking about how she runs her sewing business whilst homeschooling her three children.
Find out about the in-person and virtual sewing and alteration classes Naomi teaches.
This Fit Tip Tuesday video by J Stern Designs on YouTube shows how to add a gusset to lengthen a rise on an existing garment.
Released:
May 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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