Trousers check panels

Check right and left panels because sometimes a seamstress will accidentally put one size on the front panels and another on the back.  Or one size on one side and another size on the opposite.

Have you ever had a situation where a garment does not sit properly on a person and you can’t seem to understand what is happening? It may be a pair of trousers, or a dress.  If you can’t figure out what is wrong, try measuring each panel.  For example the front panel on the left leg versus the front panel on the right leg.  Or the left back panel on a dress versus the right back panel on a dress.  I have even seen sleeves that are different sizes.

In Australia our sizing is different from the USA or the UK.  Imagine the left side of a size 10 trousers put together with a size 12 on the right.  They ease it into position, but the trousers will never look right.  Same if it was a dress or gown.  It probably happens a lot more than you would think, so next time you can’t figure out what is wrong, check the panels.

This has happened to me a few times, and because I am aware of the issue, I can correct it.

Happy altering
Judith Turner