I was diagnosed with a chronic illness, had surgery for breast cancer, and then hit full-on menopause - all within two years! To say my body has changed is an understatement. While I've been sewing for decades, I was very frustrated that the cute patterns didn't seem to fit me very well. Cashmerette's Fitting Universitty has been so educational and SO empowering! Now I know HOW to make the cute patterns fit me well, even with all of the changes. Thanks so much Cashmerette.

I always struggled with bodice fitting but fitting university solved high round back issue as well as Full bust adjustments and shoulder slope issues. Jenny is always available for answers to questions I have that I just can't figure out. So now I can sew anything and get a great fit!

Without Fitting University and the masterclasses, I won't have find the mood to keep on sewing after menopause and the ovarian surgery. My body changed so much in such a short time. With Fitting University, I found in one place which fitting adjustments I need (bigger and falling boobs, rounded back, forward shoulders, tilted waist and full tummy) and how to do them.
I can apply them as well on Cashmerette patterns as for other patterns I owned.
In addition to that, It's such a relief to have the solution by just clicking on the right short and accurate video. I don't have to watch for an hour or try to find the information I need.

When I first started sewing I had all the excitement of infinite possibility. However, 4 toiles later I was feeling deflated and ready to quit. Enter Cashmerette…!! Upon discovering the Upton Dress, I had finally found the way!! Then along came Fit University and my knowledge and confidence soared. No longer frustrated fumbling around in the dark, I finally have the information and guidance I need to sew stunning clothes that FIT MY BODY exactly as it is! My body was never the problem!

I felt lost with fitting, overwhelmed, didn't know where to start. Jenny translates it all in a way that it all clicks. She makes it make sense. I love the topics, you really get to watch specifically what you're looking for and save lots of time. You feel less on your own.

Learning about half measurements recently are a game changer. It explains why trousers never quite looked right - baggy in the back and the side seam pulling forward. Now I know, I am starting to alter my pattern with the first pair cut out and ready to sew

I'm neurodivergent and got very overwhelmed initially because I just didn't know where to start as I really didn't know anything. My journey bloomed into something unexpected when I got pregnant and had a baby and now was in a body forty pounds heavier than I'd ever been. It was frustrating trying to find clothing that fit as I am now curvier, but I'm also a very leggy 5'8. Fit university gave me an organized approach to make clothing that made me feel like me again. I'm slowly gaining my confidence back by sewing and I'm finally feeling confident enough to make my first garment.

I used to unsuccessfully struggle to transform Size Small B-Cup patterns to fit my narrow shoulders, 38J bust, XXL hips, and XL Bicep. What a fool's errand! With Cashmerette Patterns, I use the concepts in the Fitting University “Fast Fitting” tutorial to get past the fitting phase and on to the sewing. Using a Cashmerette block as my starting point, I only need to make minor pattern adjustments, and those adjustments are the same no matter which pattern I choose. I am set up for success right from the start. Hooray!

I have been sewing for many years. I avoided making clothes for my self as nothing fit me the way it should. Going through life the body changes in lots of ways. I believed that sewing cloths for myself was out of reach. Joining Cashmarett has changed the way I not only look at myself but also how I can make my cloths fit, which has help me feel better about my own body when I look in the mirror. I learned in the fitting university every thing from adjusting for for my E bust that sits lower on my body, And how to accommodate my muffin top tummy. It is nice to stand in front of the mirror and see my self in well fitting cloths that I made. I no longer stand at the back in a room hopping no one wouldn't notice my top my bust was trying to get out of if I breathed. A pair of pants or a skirt that were loose on the waist so tight on the hips that even shape wear had trouble keeping in. I want to thank Jenny and the team at Cashmerette for giving me back my confidence.

Despite having big dreams when I started to sew, the reality was clothes still not fitting. When I delved into the fitting classes, I understood not only why clothes didn't fit (either ready to wear or a sewing pattern), but how a small number of adjustments would solve the problem. And I could apply those same adjustments of grading, full bust adjustment and moving the shoulder line so easily I could quickly be making new patterns. Now I love my wardrobe and always have something to wear and I get so much joy in the confidence of being able to sew any pattern I choose.

For years I have been struggling to have sleeve patterns fit me. The slash and spread method is woefully inadequate for the increase I need.

The Sleeve Grafting class taught this technique very well. This empowers me to make sleeved items easily.

The Fitting University class is worth every penny!

Even though I've been sewing for over 40 years, every time I watch one of Jenny's classes I learn something. She has a fresh approach to fitting techniques as well as teaching the tried and true methods. Just this week I watched the video on a tilted waist and thought, "Ah! I finally understand why I need to make this adjustment and how to do it in an informed, mathmatically correct way. Up till now I've just done trial and error but couldn't replicate it on other patterns. Now I know how to figure it out quickly and reproduce it on each of the Cashmerette patterns (and any others). It feels so freeing and empowering to know how to fix issues like this!

Been a plus size with an apron belly, I've always struggled to find ready to wear clothes: shirts fine on shoulders and waist were too tight on breast, trousers fine on bottom and legs were tight at the front... etc. Watching Jenny's Fitting University videos made me realise what were the problems: not me!! but clothes thought for other body shapes and that specific lesson where she explains how to find you're right size at the waist hips and then add cm for a full belly adjustment was a blast to me!!! That's the problem!! That's how I can fix it, even on some ready to wear clothes with some skill and love. Also the sloper school was so useful and openminder for me, she and her team really drove me patiently and steadily towards my fitting goal. For me, fitting university and the club are a goldmine.

I have always struggled with fitting my rounded back and my shoulders that are quite narrow compared to the rest of my body. The Fitting University videos on a high rounded back adjustment and narrow shoulder adjustment really helped me fit my bodices better. I love that there is a video for any issue I can think of so it feels like I always have help at hand!

As a sewist with big cups and a huge difference (~13 inch) between waist and hips I really struggled with fitting – and body image. Making well fitting clothes for my body type felt impossible. The first videos of Fitting University and Jenny's neutral approach about measurements have been mind changing for me. Also, the idea that you can start with small changes like grading between sizes will outshine RTW clothing and that you don't have to solve every issue to have great clothes just clicked for me. The start of Fitting University just brought my sewjo back and I started with new energy to try the first patterns of the all access membership.

I used to find fitting really intimidating. I knew I needed adjustments because I'm short waisted, full busted, and carry most of my weight through my tummy, but I didn't know enough to figure out which adjustments I actually needed or why.

What I really appreciated about the Masterclasses was that they built my skills over time. Jenny would focus on one fitting issue, I'd try it out, and then a few months later there was another class that built on what I'd already learned. It never felt overwhelming. After a while, I realized I wasn't just following instructions anymore. I actually understood what I was looking at. Now I can usually spot a fitting issue, have a pretty good idea of what adjustment to try, and I spend a lot less time guessing. Sewing is so much more enjoyable because the clothes I make actually fit me.

I love Cashmerette patterns and Fitting University has made it even easier to get a beautiful fit. For years I struggled through fitting my G cup bust into regular patterns. Upton was the first Cashmerette pattern I had ever used. I made a muslin based on my measurements and with no changes to the pattern. The muslin fit perfectly in the bust. I did need to lengthen the torso and shorten the skirt. I'm just over five feet tall. My almost twenty next dresses were perfect!
I am currently using the videos in Fitting University to fit the Fiske pajama pants. I have an apron belly that makes me believe that I can't fit pants to me. But, Cashmerette.com has plenty of pictures of people with my body shape and they look great in their Fiske pajama bottoms. I have also used the Fitting University to fit and sew in sleeves and learn to make bras. I written on my pattern and work table the timestamps in the videos for faster reference.
I love sewing and creating clothes like no one else has. Cashmerette Patterns has given me patterns and Fitting University has given me the resources guiding me toward success.

Thanks to the Fitting University's class on body neutrality, I no longer look at my body with judgment when a pattern I have sewn does not immediately fit. I now look with curiosity, wondering how my unique shape relates to the pattern at hand and what tweaks need to be made to fit. I know that whatever changes need to be made, I will find helpful information and guidance in the Fitting University classes.

I just didn't understand why my beautiful Upton dress wouldn't fit. When I got the front right, the back was all wrong. When I got the back right, the front wouldn't match. Where knitted fabric was just forgiving enough, woven fabric felt like a bridge too far. Then I learned about broad back adjustments from Jenny in Fitting University and it really was a *duh* moment. As a lifelong waterpolo player, even though I'm definetely on the plus size spectrum, my back muscles are still stronger and thus broader than average. The second I sliced the fabric like she explained I knew this was the problem that vexed me for so long. It's really a simple adjustment but it's made all the difference in the world for me.

I love Fitting University! I have struggled with fit my whole life and have never had a wardrobe I liked. I really didn't think it was possible because no clothes seemed to work for my short-waisted, H-cup, big-hipped body. I first learned about Cashmerette patterns from a podcast and I thought...maybe? I knew how to sew, but had long ago stopped doing it because nothing I made ever fit right. Initially, I took an online fitting class elsewhere and learned a lot, so when I joined All Access, it was for the patterns not the fitting content. I didn't think it would have much new information for me. Wrong! Having content that really focuses on curves and plus-sized bodies is making everything click. Fitting University covers things in a way that I just haven't found elsewhere. I love that the content helps me understand how the adjustments work, not just how to do them. And I appreciate that the problem is framed as always being with the fit and never with our bodies. I can feel that garment by garment, this is slowly changing my relationship with my body, with style, with self-expression. It may seem like it's just about clothes at first, but for me it's much more profound than that.

I have been sewing for many years, but I could never make clothes that I was happy with. They just wouldn't fit properly. I tried to adjust regular patterns, but I could not figure out how to get them to fit me. I decided to take a class from a local sewing shop and it was a disaster. I didn't make it past trying to adjust the pattern. After my 7th slopper, I gave up. Someone suggested that I try Cashmerette. It has completely changed my views about sewing for myself. I am working through the Fitting University, and the instructions and tips are very helpful. But in truth, it is actually the empathy and kindness in recognizing the struggles that many of us have had when our bodies are different. I have been so grateful for Jenny's honesty and forthrightness. She gives me confidence to try. She opens a small window into accepting myself and my body. I am a university professor and I know how important it is to have a good teacher, who can convey not only the information, but also understands the challenges and is able to encourage students. I am in my 50s and I wanted to find a way to learn to sew for myself. Jenny and the Fitting University are a blessing.

I started this journey for two reasons. 1) I could never find clothing that fit my h cups and had a neck line that was modest and 2) find clothing that fit my special needs sister . She has lymphedema so from the hips down she is several size bigger than her top half. With Jenny and her Fit U, I was able to learn how to fit both of our bodies: my top half including large boobs, small shoulders and a smaller than normal chest length and my sister with her 30" difference between her waist and hips. It was through watching the videos, reading and applying the techniques that I was able to get a perfect fit for us both. People on the streets comment daily on our clothing, wanting to know where we bought. They are amazed it's custom made by me. My sister loves having clothing that fits, looks stylish and comfortable. She also loves the fuss the community makes about her daily outfits. It's been a life changing event for her now that she feels good and pretty in her clothing. Of course I LOVE having room for my body and not showing cleavage.

I joined the cashmerette club to sew for my power lifting daughter. But with an E cup bustline, large upper arms and a sloping shoulder from an old injury, it just seemed like too many adjustments.
However Fitting Masterclasses gave me the confidence to do a full bust adjustment and graft a sleeve while the girls from the cashmerette team guided me through an adjustment for an asymmetrical neckline.

I have struggled with fitting my hips and bum in bottoms, because I have a big difference between hips and waist but also a high hip and low seat, so fitting that area has a bunch of challenges. The classes helped me understand where to start, what changes to make first, and how to evaluate what I am seeing in my muslins. I have a lot more confidence now in where to start!

Struggling with what to wear to a fancy wedding in a neighboring state, where everything is more formal. After watching many of Jenny's fitting videos, and success with more casual Cashmerette clothing, I took the plunge and cut the good fabric. Made the bodice first just to be sure of the fit, then made an under dress in cotton to be sure. Just my sleeveless cotton dress has gotten me compliments every where I have worn it. Can't wait to wear the pink sparkles to the wedding next week! A great fit in the right color is such a confidence boost!

As a newer sewist I have struggled with fit on my body shape. I am larger and short. I'm older so gravity is a factor. Need full bust adjustments always I have learned.