All in FAIR FIT PATTERN

The Fair Fit Method Sewing + Design - A Look at Sewing and Design Methods Taught in the Courses

The Fair Fit Method Sewing + Design - A Look at Sewing and Design Methods Taught in the Courses

Andrea Eastin
FAIR FIT PATTERN, FAIR FIT METHOD

When I was designing, part of made the Fair Fit garments visually compelling was unconventional way in which they were sewn. In each course of the Fair Fit Method I’m going to teach you all kinds of new sewing methods. When you make your final garments, you can choose from mixtures of clean and raw, serged and sewn, topstitched and pieced, the options of sewing in this program are diverse and truly exciting! You will also learn more about design, as you get to decide how you will use the pattern by selecting the set of blocks that will get you your desired final result. Inside this post, link in profile, get a look at all of the sewing and design potential the Fair Fit Pattern offers, as well as a look at some of the garments made by previous students in the course

The Fair Fit Method Sewing + Design - A Preview of the Courses and Curriculum

The Fair Fit Method Sewing + Design - A Preview of the Courses and Curriculum

Andrea Eastin
FAIR FIT PATTERN, FAIR FIT METHOD

All of 2017, I've spent behind the scenes working to create an unconventional process and patterns for custom design, using the pattern system I have used in my own creative practice over the last 7 years. It started out as just one course, and now its developed into a whole curriculum that I'll teach in 2018. Want to see what I've got in store for the Fair Fit Method and the breakdown of concepts taught in each course? In this post, I will share with you the 2018 course curriculum and all of the special garment projects and methods you will learn. You will also get a peek at the collection I designed this summer and new variations on the Fair Fit Dress and how its sewn. Read more to get all the details!

The Fair Fit Method Sewing + Design - Creating New Pathways for Learning and Expression with Creative Sewing Practices

The Fair Fit Method Sewing + Design - Creating New Pathways for Learning and Expression with Creative Sewing Practices

Andrea Eastin
FAIR FIT PATTERN

As I mentioned last week my project, The Fair Fit Pattern, has grown and evolved into a full fledged method for learning how to create custom clothing. The Fair Fit Method will be taught as a year long curriculum with courses where you will build customized tops, skirts, and dresses. In today's post you will get a preview of what I teach in the courses and the special topics you will learn.

Sewing For Fashion Design- Take a Look at my New Repurposing Method - Heirloom Repurpose

Sewing For Fashion Design- Take a Look at my New Repurposing Method - Heirloom Repurpose

Andrea Eastin
FAIR FIT PATTERN, DYE AND SURFACE DESIGN, SEWING AND DESIGN

some sewists are sewing up A LOT of stuff. Are we wearing or using all of it? and what do we do if the answer is no? Sometimes its hard, just like clothing you buy at the store, not every item that we make really gets worn for a multitude of reasons. And its really hard to part with a me made- if you donate it, because it doesn't have a designer label, it can just get thrown in the "craft" heap. Sometimes they have sentimental value too, like the ones I'm about to show you.

In this post, I want to share with you a recent make, and a method that I devised called "heirloom repurpose." It is a practice of actually repurposing me mades that you no longer have use for, or never quite got worn, but still maintain significance that make it hard to part with them.

Creating a Fashion Collaboration: Introducing my Fair Fit Pattern

Creating a Fashion Collaboration: Introducing my Fair Fit Pattern

Andrea Eastin
FAIR FIT PATTERN, FASHION DESIGN, PATTERNMAKING, CREATIVE LIFE, SEWING BUSINESS

As I hinted at last week, I have decided to release my Fair Fit Dress as a sewing pattern and online workshop. The pattern actually goes beyond just a dress, because it is a customizable system of components and pattern pieces that build upon each other to make infinite variations.  If the first dress is well received, then throughout the year I plan on releasing each of the components that allow you to further customize the parts into tops, skirts, and other styles of dresses. In this post, you will get a first look at the project!

Finding New Ways to Appreciate Fashion, through Fair Fashion

Finding New Ways to Appreciate Fashion, through Fair Fashion

Andrea Eastin
FAIR FIT PATTERN, FASHION DESIGN, PATTERNMAKING, CREATIVE LIFE, SEWING BUSINESS

In this series, I have explained the name Fair Fit and what it means to me from many different perspectives that have been shaped by my own experience, and where I’m taking my design and education practice to create an opening for students and fashion sewists who do want choice, and more of a voice in how they experience fashion design and the clothes they choose to wear. 

Fair Relationships in Fashion Professions

Fair Relationships in Fashion Professions

Andrea Eastin
FASHION DESIGN, FAIR FIT PATTERN, PATTERNMAKING, CREATIVE LIFE, SEWING BUSINESS

Have you ever had to create your own job? I once did as part of my professional growth, and in this post I share how my student loan debt taught me about creating income and helped me to find a way to make my own job and pay it off. I’ll share with you the steps I took and questions I asked to pay it off. Read along and learn how I turned this big problem into a path to grow professionally.

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