I was thinking shoulder strap too...It sound like you may have to unpick the
strap seam, and take up the front shoulder at an angle from it's original,
not touching the original back shoulder seam. You may also want to
interline the bodice with your interlining cut so the shoulder strap is on
for one of these constructions.
Kathleen
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Subject: [h-cost] Fit of a victorian bodice
Hi, I'm making an 1865-70 bodice (first bustle era) starting from the
Truly Victorian ball
On 3/3/06, Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, I'm making an 1865-70 bodice (first bustle era) starting from the
Truly Victorian ball bodice pattern, and I'm having trouble with the
fit around the armholes -- there's a horizontal stress line about
1/2 above the bottom of the armhole (right at the
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On 3/3/06, Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, I'm making an 1865-70 bodice (first bustle era) starting from the
Truly
Thank you everyone for your help! Letting out the tops of the side seams just a
smidge and then adding dress improvers seems to have done the trick :-)
Thank you very much!
-sunny
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Hi, I'm making an 1865-70 bodice (first bustle era) starting from the Truly
Victorian ball bodice pattern, and I'm having trouble with the fit around the
armholes -- there's a horizontal stress line about 1/2 above the bottom of the
armhole (right at the top of my corset) it extends about 3
