I agree with Lynn. This is especially important if the skirt fabric is “really thin.”
—RA Baumgartner > On May 6, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Lynn Downward <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
