A fitting series with Technical Fashion Designer and Fit Specialist Gabby Brown
Category: Gabby’s Fitting Series

#AllButtsWelcome: To Scoop or Not to Scoop
Over on everyone’s favorite Sewstagram, a heated difference of opinions has been brewing: to scoop the crotch, or to leave …

32. Dear Gabby: The Great Shoulder Digest Part 3: Raglans, Shoulder Girth, Et Cetera
And so, we enter the twilight of the Great Shoulder Digest: here are Parts One and Two. In Part Three, …
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31. Dear Gabby: The Great Shoulder Adjustment Digest — Part 2: Understanding Measurements
Hello, Sewcialist friends! Welcome to part 2 of the Great Shoulder Digest! This article is going to break down horizontal …

30. Dear Gabby: Doing Things the “Right” Way?
Dear friends, as this shambolic year grows to a close, I’ve been thinking a lot about process, and the ways …

It’s not Gabby 30! It’s a Gabby-celebration!
This post was supposed to be Gabby #30! You were expecting another excellent post where Gabby explores fitting, answers questions …

29. Dear Gabby: Maxi’s Closet! Inside Edition: Part 2
In my last post, I shared an interview with the incredibly smart and talented Wayne Laberda, who performs drag as …
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28. Dear Gabby: Sewing and Fitting for Drag: *Inside Edition*
I was thinking not too long ago about how we are all sewing for our bodies, and how apparel and …
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27. Dear Gabby: The Great Shoulder Adjustment Digest—Part 1
This certainly can’t touch the idea of the Great American Novel, but if you’ve been looking for a place to …
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26. Dear Gabby: PDF Patterns: Community Follow Up!
As it turns out, PDF print-at-home patterns are a hot and steamy topic! So much so, I felt it was …
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25. Dear Gabby: Print at Home PDF Patterns: Community Feedback!
Since the start of quarantine, I’ve been sewing for myself at home so much more—a lot of masks, of course, …
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