Hey there, I’m Lottie… I’m here to teach you how to fit your me-mades and celebrate your unique shape!
Completely Custom
Fitting School
Online Fitting Course for Sewists
Discover the techniques and processes Lottie has used to teach hundreds of sewists how to master fitting, heal from standard sizing and make clothes you LOVE to wear!
(Yes, even fitting trousers!)
Price: £350
⇨ ⇨ Suitable for enthusiastic beginners and experienced sewists who want to master fitting.
Love making your own clothes but can't face another fitting disaster?
This was made for you...
Unlock the secrets to perfectly fitting garments with techniques that can be used for any block or sewing pattern.
With this course you will:
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Learn how to fit any garment to your unique shape, including bodice, sleeve, skirt and trousers! These are provided for you as basic blocks printable at home on A4 or at a copy-shop on A0.
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Understand the principles and processes of fitting that you can apply to ANY project and feel empowered to adjust all your sewing patterns for me-mades you actually want to wear.
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Create completely custom-sized basic blocks that sculpt over your curves and teach you just how poorly standard sizing has been serving you. These will be the perfect foundation for learning pattern cutting and drafting your own sewing patterns (if you wish).
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Get personalized feedback in my private membership, "The Sewists Fitting Room", which is currently FREE when you join the Fitting School.
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Join a community of fabulous sewists who are on the same fitting journey, inspiring and supporting each other to create a completely custom wardrobe!
What you'll find inside...
Work through the modules at your own pace, getting support as you need.
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Online Library of Course Modules
In depth video tutorials that walk you through each step of the fitting process from measuring correctly to analyzing your toiles and how to make each adjustment for a perfect fit.
Modules include how to fit a bodice, sleeve, skirt and trousers (both simple and advanced).
PLUS lifetime access, so you can keep going back to the lessons and use the techniques on other sewing patterns.
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Support and guidance
AND... no-one should have to muddle through fitting alone.
All students will get FREE access to my monthly membership The Sewists Fitting Room.
Get 1:1 support from Lottie in a private Facebook group with like-minded Sewists working to conquer fitting!
More info: Click Here
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Full set of blocks
Printable at home on A4 or A0 at a copy-shop. Bodice, skirt, sleeve and trouser block.
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Printable guides and supporting resources.
For more complex tutorials there are printable guides and handouts so you have everything you need for fitting success.
Plus additional tutorials including how to draft culottes and lounge pants.
Price: £350
What other students say...
I had lots of disjointed information and skills but I just couldn’t use them in any practical way because I was missing the links.
With Lottie’s help, I have been able to put everything together and I feel so capable now: I still have a lot to learn and practice but I’m confident that I will be able to do whatever I put my mind to.
I didn’t feel like this before, I felt totally overwhelmed.
Absolutely the course has made me feel more positively about my body! I feel far kinder towards myself.
I was frustrated by not knowing how to ensure that clothes patterns would fit my non-industry standard curves. I now feel empowered to make changes to patterns to that they will work for me.
There is nothing like working through the fitting process alongside a great tutor to really help you understand what you’re doing and why.
I definitely didn’t expect to have such a good relationship with my body throughout this experience and I’m incredibly grateful for that.
Thank you Lottie, it’s been brilliant and I’m so glad I joined the course!
Price: £350
This course is for Sewists who:
- Don’t fit into standard sizing and know they deserve more than poorly fitting ready to wear or muddled-through me-mades.
- Have been cycling through sewing patterns feeling more and more disillusioned with the finished result (and are starting to realise maybe they are not the problem..)
- Have loads of ideas in their head but never seem able to bring them to life.
- Are curious about the deeper impact of sewing garments that actually fit... perhaps there is a body that's worth celebrating!!
Imagine having the skills to
fit ANY garment to your unique shape
What Would Happen?
If you were making clothes that fit beautifully, would that change things for you?
It might mean feeling confident enough to show up as your true self because you make clothes that celebrate your shape...
Or, it might mean learning to love your body after years of struggle and pain from standard sizing. You might learn that there is nothing wrong with your body... in-fact it is BEAUTIFUL!
How might that change your life?
You've probably heard that making your own clothes means you can make them fit, right? But...
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Do you find yourself still unable to make clothes that actually fit and you love to wear?
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Do you feel you are throwing away money on fabric, patterns and supplies that never end up as garments you actually wear everyday?
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Do you wish there was an easy way to overcome fitting challenges once and for all?
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Do you want the skills and confidence to be able to fit any garment or sewing pattern without spending hours feeling confused and overwhelmed trying out different adjustments?
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Does it feel like you are stuck at the beginner stage of sewing and will never be able to bring your ideas into reality?
If you feel like I'm talking directly to you... then I'd LOVE for you to join the Completely Custom Fitting School! Let's get your me-mades fitting perfectly, so you can enjoy wearing clothes that truly celebrate your shape and style.
Want to see if you like my teaching style?
Watch THIS video:
If you have ever felt overwhelmed by fitting, let my course simplify it for you.
Your sewing teacher
Hey, I’m Lottie. Pattern cutter, block maker and fitting specialist.
I believe that sewing a handmade wardrobe allows us to reconnect with our beautiful bodies (yes, your beautiful body!) and develop skills to pass onto future generations. I am passionate about supporting sewists to fan the flames of their creative inner fire.
I spent years sewing unsuccessfully until I finally cracked the mysteries of fitting, mastered pattern cutting and began making completely custom clothes that I LOVE to wear.
My journey has taken me deeper and deeper into the technicalities of sewing and pattern making and I have trained as a pattern cutter as well as completed other courses for sewing at a professional level. But, truth be told, much of my expertise comes from sheer experience at the sewing machine (and drafting table).
Making my own clothes feels like a boycott of fast fashion and I feel pride in preserving the craft. Homemade garments feel like precious treasure.
-Lottie. x
What if I need help?
Want to work through fitting at your own pace but worried you'll need help along the way?
I have a very special offer for new students joining the Completely Custom Fitting School.
My monthly membership The Sewists Fitting Room is FREE until 2025.
*any changes to the membership will be communicated with plenty of notice.
Here's what you get with the membership:
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Feedback on your toiles as you go through the fitting process.
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Guidance from me at every step of your journey.
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Bonus trainings Live in the group.
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A supportive sewing community to inspire and support you.
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Ask questions and learn from other students on the same journey.
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Stay inspired and motivated through connection with your mentor & peers.
All of this magic happens inside the Sewists Fitting Room so you feel supported as you master fitting garments for me-made clothes you LOVE to wear.
You'll recieve your invitation to join when you sign up the Completely Custom Fit School.
FREE until 2025
Usual price: £50 per month
Want to know ALL the details?
See here for course modules and lessons.
Bodice & Sleeve Fitting
Module One
Lessons
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Full introduction, including how to measure for and choose the correct size
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How to toile by preparing your pattern and how to assess fit issues.
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Bust adjustments, including creating sculpt, an accurate apex and advanced techniques for larger busts.
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Waist & length adjustments, with various techniques for the perfect fit.
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Shoulder adjustments for the broad, narrow and how to add depth.
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Armhole and sleeve adjustments, to give you the foundation for epic garments!
Plus: How to apply these techniques to ANY sewing pattern! (even if all they give you is one bust meausurement on the size chart)
Skirt Fitting
Module Two
Lessons
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Full introduction, including how to measure for and choose the correct size.
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Skirt toile specifics, so you can fit with ease and accuracy.
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Creating compression using the side seams and waist darts.
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Adjustments for a full tummy and/ full bottom.
WARNING: Do not underestimate the power of fitting a simple skirt. BIG breakthroughs can happen here and it's the beginning of trouser fitting...
Simple Trousers
Module Three
Lessons
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Create culottes from your skirt block for a fast track to beautifully fitting, versatile trousers!
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Intro to trouser fitting principles including crotch depth vs crotch length.
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Trouser adjustments including changing the rise, the pitch and the crotch.
Including easy to follow guides, both video and printable PDF, so you'll be drafting like a pro in no time!
Advanced Trouser Fitting
Bonus Module
Lessons
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Full introduction, including how to measure for and choose the correct size.
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Advanced toile techniques that take you beyond simple slash and spread adjustments.
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How to balance your trouser block so you never fall down a fitting rabbit hole again!
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Body mapping exercises to elevate your knowledge and understanding of your own unique shape and how to apply that to the pattern.
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How to prepare and sew your toile for a seamless fitting expereince.
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A step-by-step tutorial on assessing and analyzing the fit of your toile.
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Plus, how to transfer those adjustments back to the pattern.
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A closer look at more complex fit adjustments and issues you may encounter.
Fitting a close-fitting trouser block is the pinnacle of sewing achievement. Your fitting skills are complete!
Price: £350
What other students have said...
"We can all speak to the pain of standard sizing. We blame ourselves for being the wrong size, the wrong shape.
But I am here to show you that simply isn't true."
Lottie. x
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