Understanding Negative Ease and Fabric Stretch Percentage
In this post, I explain what ease means, why it's important for our clothing and how to measure Fabric Stretch Percentage.
Hello my mathy sewing friends! This Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US and it always feels like even though it’s only a one day holiday, nothing actually gets done this week. Everyone is kind of checked out and ready to coast on to the New Year and I totally identify. I feel like all of my attention needs to be on crafting and cooking for the next month, preferably while watching a Christmas movie. Fortunately, my work is slower this week so I can get caught up on all of my sewing projects.
Today’s post is a pre-amble to the drafting of our Fitted Knit Skirt (link below). These concepts might be old hat but they are really important to understand for sewing with knits, even if you’re not drafting patterns.
Update 04/2025: This post is now archived for paid subscribers. If you are interested in this project but don’t want to subscribe, you can purchase a pdf version of this project in my shop.