In Fitting Fashion / fitting techniques
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Aug 12, 2016
Another New Take on the Full Bust Adjustment
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Apr 28, 2016
A New Take on the Full Bust Adjustment
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Jul 04, 2012
Back Contour Shaping
Read more →It seems that my previous posts about fitting the back shoulder and neckline are quite popular so I will revisit the gaping back neckline issue I discussed in one of the fitting posts for Vogue 8664. Remember this? As you can see, I corrected the gaping back neckline issue by adding a dart which eliminated the excess length in the neckline and addressed the contour of the shoulder blade. In most basic block patterns this back contour shaping is addressed by a shoulder dart which is usually placed at the middle of the shoulder seam and points...
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Feb 23, 2012
Fitting Sleeves Continued
Read more →Admittedly, I am a bit of a perfectionist. This drives me and others crazy because I spend too much time on things that are already "good enough". Jo, from Making It Well reminded me of this post by Kathleen at Fashion Incubator and got me to thinking that maybe, I can still make some improvements to the sleeve from yesterday's post. So my sleeve fitting journey continued. So let's compare the photos. This is yesterday's "last sleeve": This is today's "final sleeve: This is a comparison of the sleeve patterns: I think it is clear that today's final sleeve looks...
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Feb 22, 2012
Fitting Sleeves
Read more →Well, I think this quote pretty much sums up drafting and fitting sleeves! I am sure you agree. Once you start, you have no choice but to keep going! I started the journey by drafting the Straight Sleeve in "Dress Pattern Designing" by Natalie Bray. I chose it because it is the only sleeve I have found that appears to have the correct sleeve head shape required for an actual arm. Here is my draft: It looks pretty promising doesn't it? The cap height, the curve lines, all appears in good shape. Well, after what I thought would be...