Re: [h-cost] general fitting questions .........How I'd try to fix it.....

2008-08-22 Thread Chris Laning
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 substa

Re: [h-cost] general fitting questions .........How I'd try to fix it.....

2008-08-22 Thread Dawn
Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote: 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

Re: [h-cost] general fitting questions .........How I'd try to fix it.....

2008-08-22 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
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

Re: [h-cost] general fitting questions .........How I'd try to fix it.....

2008-08-22 Thread Melody Watts
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 Lor