In a message dated 12/2/2005 7:24:44 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Look at the construction. I'll bet the sleeve seam and the side seams were sewn last and at once. [Flat fell seams?] 4" is just 2" a side seam, which is 1" on the front piece and 1" on the back piece. IOW, if you fold the shirt on the side seam and come in 1"...and do that on both sides, you've got your chest prob solved...but you'll need to taper that pinch out to nothing in the sleeve seam. If there's oodles of room in the upper sleeve, you're OK. He's right, you know. Having tailored many a dress shirt for a boyfriend in the day, The last seam on the body of the shirt is always the underarm. If it really is a finely tailored shirt, it may be difficult to pick out all of the flat-felling, although most of it can just be cut away and replaced by a new flat-felled seam, save that which is near the cuff. Generally, in well-tailored shirts, the stitch size is miniscule in the flat-felled seams, which makes for a long life for the shirt. Also, the flat-felling in the armhole is a pain to do, although, again, you will only be doing the underarm. This seam is normally sewn and felled before the underarm, making in easier to accomplish and since you are taking in the underarm seam and the sleeve has already been set in the body, it will be trickier, although not impossible, especially if your machine has a free arm. Cheryl _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
