So, what can we do about this armscye issue? Well, I’m no good at redrafting patterns. I admit that and hope someday to ameliorate that situation. But I’ve used a particular technique several times and it does work. As you can see, the underarm seam is just too low. But how low IS it? I need to find out where my armpit actually is in comparison to the sleeve seams here on both the front and the back. (more…)
September 27th, 2009:
Making Home Sewing Pay: Pit Stop on the Muslin
Making Home Sewing Pay: First Fix on the Coat Muslin
When you have multiple issues to deal with in terms of fixing a pattern, the question always comes down to, “Which one do I do first?” Although my first thought was to tackle the armscye issue first and then the side front, given then I know I will have to add fabric under the arm area to raise that armhole, I figured I would take out the extra fabric in the front first.
Now, the first leap might be to just make the seam between the center front piece and the side front piece bigger. But looking at the picture at the top, you can see that the seam is falling nice and straight down across the point of the bust. So, our problem is only with the side front piece. (more…)
