I would definitely add the extra fabric to the skirt to keep the proportions true to the initial design. I've done this before many times. No one likes a skimpy gather; it looks as if you ran out of fabric. LynnD
On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 8:25 AM Cascio Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > I'm doing a waistline alterations on a dress (sorry. no picture) where > I need to alter the bodice 5 inches around at the waist. The skirt is > gathered 2.25 inches into every 1 inch at the waist. When I expand the > waist do I expand the skirt an equal number of inches, thus decreasing my > gather ratio, or do I add 2.25 inches to the skirt panels for every inch I > add at the waist? I don't usually add this much to a waistline and the > skirt fabric is really thin so I don't want to just decrease the ratio of > skirt gathers at the waist. My basic grading textbook doesn't address this > particular alteration. Thanks. > > > Cassandra > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
