Morning all, so today is all about making Licorice. I am super excited about this pattern and I have made some headway already with making the muslin and cutting my fabric.
This is probably one of the only patterns of the Colette collection that I am going to slightly "change" the design of. I have decided to make two style changes to the dress; narrowing the sleeve by about six inches and using a facing as my elastic casing not bias binding, and drafting a completely new peter pan collar without tucks and a lace overlay. My changes are purely a matter of personal style, and I want to make something I'm going to get a lot of use out of.
For anyone interested in making their Licorice with the peter pan collar, I will make a little photo tutorial to be posted here later this week..
So this time I altered the pattern before making the muslin, I think now I can just assume that all the patterns are going to be too big in the shoulders and armholes. I combined narrowing the shoulder by 1.5cm using the pivot method, with lowering the shoulder seam by 2cm using a simple slash to get my perfect fit. And it does fit perfectly.
So now that I have everything prepped and ready to go, my task for the rest of the day is to sew it up. I feel if I can stay focused and have many cups of black mint tea, I should have it finished by tonight. Fingers crossed!
This is probably one of the only patterns of the Colette collection that I am going to slightly "change" the design of. I have decided to make two style changes to the dress; narrowing the sleeve by about six inches and using a facing as my elastic casing not bias binding, and drafting a completely new peter pan collar without tucks and a lace overlay. My changes are purely a matter of personal style, and I want to make something I'm going to get a lot of use out of.
For anyone interested in making their Licorice with the peter pan collar, I will make a little photo tutorial to be posted here later this week..
So this time I altered the pattern before making the muslin, I think now I can just assume that all the patterns are going to be too big in the shoulders and armholes. I combined narrowing the shoulder by 1.5cm using the pivot method, with lowering the shoulder seam by 2cm using a simple slash to get my perfect fit. And it does fit perfectly.
I'm wondering if maybe you're starting with a size too large which is requiring the adjustments since the shoulders/armholes are too big. Of course, if it works it works and to me making muslins and adjusting is just exhausting but the Pastille does look a bit large in the bust?
ReplyDeleteHey Burke, funny you should say that because I was thinking the same. I had some time today so I decided to remake my Violet blouse one size smaller. I still had to make some adjustments to the shoulders and armhole but the fit is A THOUSAND times better. So I'm going to use the smaller size for the rest of my projects.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice, you're totally right!
That's really interesting. For my Peony I cut a size 0 for my shoulders and graded all the way out to a 6 in the hips. Crazy as I don't look massively pear shaped. Those were my measurements though and then I ended up taking in the skirt seams over an inch! Really looking forward to see your Pastille finished.
ReplyDeleteYa I know, I don't think I'm that pear shaped either but I guess you learn more and more about your body when you sew! I'm curious what I'll discover when I get to making Juniper!
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