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December 27, 2021

Whether you need help taking shoulder measurements or altering patterns for wide or narrow shoulders, read on!

November 13, 2021

Before altering a pattern, it helps to understand why it’s going to work—especially if you need something slightly different from the base tutorial.

November 12, 2021

The Cashmerette Concord T-Shirt is my new base tee shirt pattern, but it took a few tries to get it right.