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nuranarI got it out again, so I could construct it in silk and then make the beading patterns. But I just didn't feel good about it. It's so complicated! Six darts AND full front and back peplums. And I did so much fudging with it that I have a gut feeling it's very far from being a sound pattern anyway. I'm not super careful in how I fit things, and I did so much to this one. 10 variations, at least, changing everything from strap length, strap angle, armhole shape, waist length, side seam shape and length, and moving/swinging/lengthening/shortening/widening/narrowing all the darts, multiple times.
I think it's a lousy pattern, and I want to start over.
I leafed through my vintage patterns to see what I have that can work as a base. Late 30s/early 40s patterns, particularly Simplicity, tend to fit me extremely well. If I don't have to fiddle with the armholes and shoulders much, that alone is a huge time and accuracy saver. Now, this period tends to be blousey and rather full in the body, and fitted with yokes and tucks. But I have some possibilities, including a couple with princess seams.
Princess seams? Yep. I just took a browse through my robe de style board, and found at least 5 period examples of 1920s construction with princess seams. HA!
I'm not looking forward to more muslins, but I'm looking forward to starting with a good pattern and just tweaking it. That, I should be able to handle!
I think it's a lousy pattern, and I want to start over.
I leafed through my vintage patterns to see what I have that can work as a base. Late 30s/early 40s patterns, particularly Simplicity, tend to fit me extremely well. If I don't have to fiddle with the armholes and shoulders much, that alone is a huge time and accuracy saver. Now, this period tends to be blousey and rather full in the body, and fitted with yokes and tucks. But I have some possibilities, including a couple with princess seams.
Princess seams? Yep. I just took a browse through my robe de style board, and found at least 5 period examples of 1920s construction with princess seams. HA!
I'm not looking forward to more muslins, but I'm looking forward to starting with a good pattern and just tweaking it. That, I should be able to handle!
