OpenTube

Understand & Adjust Sewing Patterns | Live Workshop with Stefan Wimmer

Tailor Academy

7,563 views

Understand sewing patterns, choose the right starting size and recognise fit issues: Learn with master tailor Stefan Wimmer how to adjust patterns to suit your body.

🧵 KEEP LEARNING – COURSES & DISCOUNT CODES

Masterclass → https://www.tailor-academy.com/master...
Discount code: LIVE100
€100 off · valid until Sunday, October 11 · applies to all payment plans · simply enter the code at checkout

Perfect Fit Mastery → https://www.tailor-academy.com/perfec...
Discount code: FITTING700
€700 off · valid until Sunday, October 11 · simply enter the code at checkout

WHICH COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

MASTERCLASS – Build Your Sewing and Tailoring Skills
Want to take your handmade clothes to a professional standard, step by step? Across 52 progressive units, you learn garment construction, fitting and pattern adjustments through real garments.

Includes professional sewing patterns, detailed video lessons, personal support and permanent access to your unlocked units. Your first steps are covered by our 6-week money-back guarantee.

PERFECT FIT MASTERY – Deepen Your Fitting Skills
Already comfortable sewing garments independently? Want to understand why a garment doesn’t fit and which adjustment will help?

Learn Stefan’s five-step system – from assessing body shape through measuring, cutting and fitting to shaping and pressing. Includes detailed practical examples featuring four women and four men, a reference handbook, personal support and permanent access.

✂️ ABOUT THIS REPLAY

Why does a garment sometimes fit poorly, even when you’ve sewn it carefully?

In the live workshop “Finally Understand Sewing Patterns”, Stefan demonstrates his approach using a prepared sewing pattern and test garment:

• Choose your starting pattern size
• Understand pattern lines and reference points
• Assess fit issues and their causes
• Make and check adjustments to the pattern

There’s nothing to prepare, and you don’t need to sew along. Watch at your own pace, pause and revisit individual explanations.

Recorded on October 4, 2026 – available for seven days after the live event.

💬 NOT SURE WHICH COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

Email us at mail@tailor-academy.com.
We’re happy to help you choose the right course and answer questions about enrolment.

Tailor Academy · Family tailoring craftsmanship since 1741

20 Comments

@kaywaimama 3 days ago

It’s so great to see the people behind Tailor Academy. Having so many members of the family working together in the same business speaks a lot about your characters!

@Staffsknot 5 days ago

This was a truly excellent tutorial. So many aspects of fitting were covered, even advanced fittings, and they were demonstrated to easily understand and transfer the information to the paper pattern. Thank you all for a memorable evening and giving of your valuable time.

@janicefeatherstone6242 4 days ago

Soo pleased to see this tutorial. The most useful to me was the attention to detail on the adjustments, they now make perfect sense. Although I have been sewing for years, it never really occurred to me that I would have to adjust more places than just the part that was not a great fit, I can now see how in doing an adjustment in one area, it affects other parts of the garment too. I can't wait to start adjusting the patterns in future with a bit more knowledge and understanding. Thank you so much for putting this on for us.

@jagilo9677 4 days ago

I hate that I was called in to work during the live but here I am on my day off to watch it.

@vickicalderon2145 2 days ago

This was a very intuitive sewing of a garment adjustments and alterations to do for custom sewing ☺️🧵

@rukiyakitwano4822 5 days ago

Thank for offering this class on sewing patterns. As a beginner, I appreciate the steps of taking accurate body measurements and the documentation forms/numbers gathered.

@jessicawonink3288 2 days ago

Thank you so much for this class, it was super informative! The way you explain all this is so clear, that makes it a lot less intimidating. It's great to get to know you, and see the way you work. Your enthusiasm and passion inspire me to really go for that perfect fit.

@margaretmay4034 17 hours ago

Fabulous tutorial. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your expertise with us.❤

@karenball7498 2 days ago

Thank you very much to you both for sharing your expertise on how to measure properly, adjust & then sew.
It was truly fascinating to watch & learn for many.
It's a more advanced video for myself but still very enjoyable, so thank you.

@laurencegooglegoogleaccoun8742 4 days ago

Vielen Dank Stefan Leonard and the rest of the team. This webinar was an absolute joy to watch. So much knowledge, your craft and skills are amazing. You are all so kind and fun to watch.
Thank you for a generous video. Too many key moments to list here, but then again, I am a beginner.

@user-ut6nf9ib6b 3 days ago

I am 1/3 through the masterclass and learning so much! A you can tell from this video, their knowledge is incredible and they teach very well

@jennybelk 5 days ago

Thank you so much for this. I couldn’t watch the live so I am pleased that I can watch it now. Very interesting, learn something new everyday!

@BelindaFidler 3 days ago

Such a thorough tutorial, so well explained.

@Allthingsworld-jh8yq 3 days ago

🎉❤❤vielen dank! This is great teaching. Bravo.

@pattysuemcgowen 4 days ago

Thank you so much for all the information so far. I know I need pattern paper for sure.

@jennybelk 5 days ago

Notches sounds quite good!

@jagilo9677 4 days ago

30:38 brilliant!!!

@patriciaharper5735 3 days ago

I'm learning so much from you! I'm curious about why you don't use the high bust measurement? By using the full bust, it makes the shoulder too large and then that has to be adjusted and that's more involved than just doing a full bust adjustment.

@GammyTlovesJesus 5 days ago

Wow that was a lot of Fabulous Knowledge you two have and I wish I could retain it even a bit but I can't afford to pay for your offer to learn from your company. It was so Wonderful to actually get to watch a Free Classroom experience with you both! I wish I could see more!
I just started machine sewing last year so I'm still a newby! But I Love it and it is hard at some areas when you have no one to actually sit next to you and show you how! That is the way I learn best, I learned that concept from Surgical Technology class from which my 15 year career developed from. The concept was "See One Do One Then Teach One"! That's the story of my life still being taught by our Lord Jesus Christ!! Oh I live in the Northwest area of Georgia in the United States of America!
I also want to say I love the language and the accent you carry, I too have a slow Southern female accent though it's in English.
Again I just want to say I enjoyed watching the instrumental video for free and hope you will be able to have more in the future to see again!
God Bless You and Your Family!!
Tammy

@kathysoutheren73 2 days ago

Firstly Thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge with us. I've learnt a lot from watching your videos.

Wouldn't you alter the overall length before you alter the bust point? if you do the bust point alteration first, it will be out of place when you alter the garment length.