Doctor T Designs

I fell into the world of style typing systems several years ago, and since then it seems that the internet has become even more obsessed with them, and with the idea of finding your “personal style.” Although this concept really isn’t new, it’s been interesting watching newer authors and creators expand systems that were previously based primarily on the body structure or facial essences into…

Welcome back to the third installment of the Figuring Out Fit series! In the first part of this series we looked at how to start fitting a bra pattern, and in the second part we examined how to diagnosing common fit problems. In today’s post we will take a look at how to make some common pattern alterations for the fit issues we discussed in the second post. Although I’ve done quite a few…

Although I’ve been quite happy with the Bra Makers manuals and the Bare Essentials drafting books I’ve been using, when the new Sew Lingerie! book by Maddie Kulig came out, I wanted to get it because it’s been getting a lot of buzz in the undergarment sewing sub-sphere of the internet. I recently read through it, and though I haven’t tried any of the patterns yet, I thought it might be worth a…

Even though I mostly write about sewing on the blog, I do like my tradition of doing a non-sewing look back as well, because I think it adds a lot of context, and it’s a helpful reminder that social media doesn’t always show the full picture. My 2022 Review wasn’t super upbeat, and while I don’t think 2023 was quite as devastating to me on a personal level, it hasn’t exactly been the best time…

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