I'm thinking about putting in an elastic casing - being upside down, I don't know if the wearer will be able to move their arm or not with ease. Aylwen
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not familliar with the pattern you're using, but since you have a > limited amount of time, here's what I'd do: Take one dress and finish > the sleeves as if they were done correctly: gather the edge into a > band. Hold it up. Try it on, if it fits. See if it looks and hangs > like a sleeve. See if it's good *enough.* I think it will be, but > like I said, I'm not familliar with the pattern. (It may be more > poufy at the bottom than the top, or vice-versa, but it may still work). > > Emma > > > > > I am trying to finish off some regency gowns that someone else started > > for me and never finished. I've just realised they put all the short > > puffed sleeves in back the front - the outer edge that should have a > > sleeve band on it is gathered to the armhole! Oh why people can't read > > patterns when they trace them out and draw the notches, I don't > > know!!! > > Do you think I can use them, and just gather them in? The dresses are > > all done and lined, and need to be worn on Friday, so I've run out of > > time to unpick them all. I've just hand sewn ribbon under all the > > busts to make them look pretty. > > I am so frustrated, I just never thought this had happened. Oh, and it > > is the sensibility pattern, and these are dresses that people will > > borrow from me if they don't have a dress to wear to the ball, and > > there are ten of them! > > Thanks, Aylwen > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
