Re: [h-cost] general fitting questions .........How I'd try to fix it.....
It looks to me as though the pattern illustration shows the neckline sitting higher on the shoulder, so the shoulder seam actually falls atop the shoulder (and the neckline is somewhat squarer in appearance). If you put the shoulder seam just on your shoulder, would that give you any better range of motion? If not, perhaps the sleeve cap has to be lengthened? (Wild speculation.) --Ruth Anne Baumgartner gypsy scholar and amateur costumer On Aug 22, 2008, at 2:52 PM, Melody Watts wrote: I'd revert to old knowledge, adjust the shoulder fit to correct lay, then split open the under arm of the sleeve and add a gusset. Its amazing they never actually try out these patterns in real life before running them off. Simplicity had the same problem with one of their most popular Lord Of the Rings patten. Guess Elf girls never had to raise an arm either. Hope that helps Melody Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I made up Vogue 7733 to wear at an event last week and had some fitting issues with it. http://img.sewingtoday.com/cat/2/itm_img/V7733.jpg Here's a bad pic of me wearing it: http://www.reddawn.net/temp/DSCN3883.jpg I know how to solve the falling-off-the-shoulders problem. What was killing me is that I can't raise my arms in this thing. The model in the first image demonstrates the limit of range-of-motion available. I had trouble just getting my shoulder bag on my shoulder because I couldn't lift my arms enough. How do I fix this? What do I need to adjust on the pattern so I can do more than just stand around and look pretty wearing this top? I don't need to do jumping jacks, but I couldn't even push my hair out of my face without difficulty. Dawn ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] general fitting questions .........How I'd try to fix it.....
Dawn wrote: I am going to go with the gusset idea, as it will allow me to salvage this piece (even if I could find more of the silk fabric, it was $35 a yard) as I hate the idea of wasting what's gone into it so far. When I make this again, and I'm sure I will, I will be making more substantial changes to the pattern itself. For when you're working on the muslin for the next one: One common cause of not being able to raise your arms high enough is when the armhole is (somewhat paradoxically) cut too BIG. A bigger armhole with a lower bottom curve actually translates into LESS freedom of motion, not more, as you would think. This is because as you move your arm upward, the low meeting point of sleeve and body under the arm means the sleeve quickly begins to transfer the pull upward onto the body fabric -- which can't really move upward very far if it's at all closely fitted or confined at the waist. A higher meeting point means you can raise your arm further before it starts to pull. I know I've made this mistake ;) Try raising the bottom line of the armhole to make a smaller hole and see if that makes a difference. (Of course, there are practical limits here, you don't want the armhole so small it binds or feels tight. But pattern companies, who have to make a pattern that attempts to fit all body shapes, often do rather large armholes to accommodate people who have heavy upper arms, and that simply doesn't fit everyone else correctly.) 0 Chris Laning | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + Davis, California http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
