| When you work on a sewing project, do you have | | | | your body naturally says it is. |
| trouble trying to find your waist line? | | | | Garments will be more comfortable there. |
| Some waist lines are not as obvious as others. You | | | | Don't worry if your waist isn't level. Mine is up in the |
| think you know where it is, but you aren't sure. | | | | front, down in the back, up on the right side and down |
| You need to know this even for basic sewing. | | | | on the left. |
| So many sewing instructions tell you to do this or that | | | | Have you ever put on a pair of panty hose, hiked |
| from your waist line. | | | | them way up trying to hold in your "blubber" and |
| If you can't find it, how can you follow the instructions? | | | | watched what happened? |
| As women age, they get thicker in the middle and | | | | The minute that you bend, they will roll right to where |
| really have difficulty trying to figure out where their | | | | your body bends and the "blubber" just spills out over |
| waist is. | | | | the top. |
| Another reason so many of you have this problem is | | | | Place a 1" waist band at that spot on your body. Bend |
| because you don't wear garments at your natural | | | | in all directions. Wear it around the house for a while. It |
| waist line, especially in the last few years with so | | | | should settle at your natural waistline. When it feels |
| many garments cut below the waist. | | | | comfortable, continue with the rest of your |
| There is a difference between where your natural | | | | measurements. |
| waist line is and where you might wear your garments | | | | You really should use your natural waist line when you |
| or be forced to wear your garments because of the | | | | are fitting a master basic pattern. This is particularly |
| ready-to-wear clothes available on the market today. | | | | true for pants and skirts. |
| Here are some tips to help you find your natural waist | | | | Then, once you have your fit, if you choose to wear |
| line. | | | | your garments below the waist, just make a design |
| 1. Tie a narrow piece of elastic around your middle | | | | change to a copy of your master basic pattern. |
| 2. Bend to the right side | | | | Copy design changes from other sewing patterns or |
| 3. Bend to the left side | | | | garments and learn how to apply them to your master |
| 4. Bend forward | | | | basic pattern that you know fits you. Don't start from |
| 5. Bend backward | | | | scratch trying to fit another pattern. |
| The elastic will roll to where your body bends. | | | | The rule is: Fit your natural body, then create your |
| Voila! That is your natural waist line. | | | | designs. |
| It may not seem like the best place, but it is where | | | | It just makes sense! |