I'm Sarah Mitnick and this is Seamwork Radio, where we tell stories about the surprising ways that sewing impacts our lives.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio, everyone. Today we're talking about what affects our feelings and expectations about fit.

And we're going to cover some of the roots behind our fit insecurities and then a few tips about how to overcome them.

So I'm going to start by asking you our icebreaker for today, Haley, which is, are you obsessive about fitting?

You know what? I think it really depends on the garment. If I'm making something that's like a really special piece that I know is going to stay in my closet for a long time, I definitely go the extra mile.

But I feel like I also don't I don't like when I get in that obsessive mindset and it keeps me from making things that I like.

So I kind of choose my battles, I guess would be my response.

What about you?

Yeah, I guess I feel the same way.

I definitely don't think I'm obsessive about

fitting. And I say that because, you know, I see people out there who are very obsessive about it.

Maybe obsessive is not the right word, but very concerned with it to the point that it really

holds me back and enjoying their sewing. And I don't feel like I fall into that camp. I want things that fit well.

I also tend to wear these days. I feel like I wear more loose-fitting things than I used to.

You know, when I was younger, I used to like very fitted things and, you know, more vintage styles

and things like that. And today I do wear more nits and more kind of loose, comfy clothing,

especially in the last year and a half.

So that probably has some influence on it too.

I'm curious what other people, how other people feel like if they feel like they're really

obsessive about it or if that concern with fitting really

feels like just part of the process and something they actually enjoy about it.

Yeah, I think that this like spectrum of like fit focus really like leads us in well to the

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