tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post666928077984728133..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Updated: The Tailored Suit: This Pattern Is Irritating the Crap Out of Me Right NowK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-57161849255498734242018-07-24T08:48:30.854-04:002018-07-24T08:48:30.854-04:00I have learn some excellent stuff here. Certainly ...I have learn some excellent stuff here. Certainly price bookmarking for revisiting.<br />I surprise how much attempt you set to create this sort <br />of fantastic informative site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-39356742316505642582012-04-02T00:16:26.400-04:002012-04-02T00:16:26.400-04:00I found it especially irritating that FFRP never e...I found it especially irritating that FFRP never even mentions the issue of the added waist ease, let alone advises you on how to handle it. I enjoy that book but it really took it down a notch or two for me. Good luck!!ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-29882405726654793152012-04-01T21:42:35.080-04:002012-04-01T21:42:35.080-04:00Oh, I consciously avoid them. There are 55 pieces ...Oh, I consciously avoid them. There are 55 pieces of paper to make up this jacket?! And fuck something up? Well, then you better hope you can find that little piece of the puzzle from within a pdf that has no marked pages (on the paper) and viewing a composite isn't possible.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-27544951313708274852012-04-01T21:40:34.287-04:002012-04-01T21:40:34.287-04:00Karen: I was sure I replied to this?! I appreciate...Karen: I was sure I replied to this?! I appreciate your support - cuz this is NO fun right now. (Well, not much fun.) A tailor is a great idea!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-48077250454349092672012-04-01T21:39:13.106-04:002012-04-01T21:39:13.106-04:00I've read about that width issue. I wonder wha...I've read about that width issue. I wonder what's going to happen when I make up the next muslin. I really have no idea whether it's all going to be great - or whether I'll have created a whole different monster! (Hope not.)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-4755613437151926712012-04-01T21:38:01.076-04:002012-04-01T21:38:01.076-04:00I've quadruple checked the sleeves are in the ...I've quadruple checked the sleeves are in the right way - though I'm half inclined to just try to put them on the other way!<br /><br />I have to sort out what's going on there - even if I just redraft the sleeves. Gotta be easier than continuing to fix things that don't seem fixable.<br /><br />I will certainly reconsider. I bought 2 pairs of shoulder pads so it's not like I can't change my mind 16 times between now and then :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-53338548691300320272012-04-01T21:12:27.640-04:002012-04-01T21:12:27.640-04:00Two things. First, it looks like your sleeves woul...Two things. First, it looks like your sleeves would fit better if you rotated them forward slightly. Alternatively, have you checked to ensure you didn't put them in backwards? Generally the pitch of the sleeve cap is making the sleeve orientation all wrong for the angle your arms are naturally at. <br /><br />Second, please reconsider and use at least a single layer of some sort of padding (thin quilt batting for instance) in the shoulders. A jacket with nothing there will not have enough structure. You're not making a blouse!KayYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965798068172494708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63023800128343372132012-04-01T13:13:57.424-04:002012-04-01T13:13:57.424-04:00I used the FFRP method for the princess FBA on the...I used the FFRP method for the princess FBA on the Pendrell pattern, and it's straightforward. However, unlike an FBA with a darted front, there's no easy way to remove the ease that will be added at the waist. (Except perhaps to shave it off the side seam, but I never like messing with the original design line like that, especially if I liked the fit in that area in the first place. Maybe I'm too much of an idealist.) Just something to watch out for!ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-72487058407863066952012-04-01T02:33:42.884-04:002012-04-01T02:33:42.884-04:00I'm with you on PDF pattern pieces. Apart from...I'm with you on PDF pattern pieces. Apart from my early Angela Kane makes and one bought from Burdastyle early last year I think I sub-consciously avoid them. Having said that I just used the A Kane pencil skirt pattern and printed off the pieces again and didn't mind it too much, but hey, it was only 3 easy pieces nothing like a jacket. Out of interest does Gertie add seam allowances to her pattern? I was going to suggest more ease in the bust area - good to see you have done this already. If I was doing a jacket I would err on the side of more ease - you want to be able to slip it on and off easily and over blouses etc. I find if something isn't easy to wear it doesn't get worn. If your final fabric is thick then the lining may take up some ease. I have no advice and all your adjustments seem very complex - I know how long this must have taken - I admire you for sticking with it and taking the time to update your blog with the progress.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652602198760195318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-58539358699778407242012-03-31T23:24:04.173-04:002012-03-31T23:24:04.173-04:00Thank you for thinking I'm patient. It's S...Thank you for thinking I'm patient. It's SO not the case. :-) xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-86897113702129348312012-03-31T23:22:30.230-04:002012-03-31T23:22:30.230-04:00Ah, smart question. I got nuthin'. For some re...Ah, smart question. I got nuthin'. For some reason, I didn't think it would work with muslin. But rationally, it makes no sense.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-59181127293121191842012-03-31T23:21:46.454-04:002012-03-31T23:21:46.454-04:00S: Thanks so much for that - I will go and review ...S: Thanks so much for that - I will go and review it. FYI - I just removed the sleeves and the fit in the bodice is much better. Then I cut the princess seam at the boob area and I need to do about a 2.5" FBA. With those two changes, things look a world better. But I really have to figure out the sleeve thing before I try to fit the real sleeves...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-17130686708887604812012-03-31T22:47:01.808-04:002012-03-31T22:47:01.808-04:00Amen sister to your thoughts on PDF patterns! I wa...Amen sister to your thoughts on PDF patterns! I was recently asked to teach a class on sewing a top and have been haggling a bit with the "overseer" of the project about the pattern as she wants to use a PDF pattern and I absolutely refuse! I HAAAATE putting those pages together! I think its such a crock! Gah!<br /><br />I personally don't think the body of the jacket looks too bad. I think with the alterations that you've pinned out and possibly the FBA, you'll be good to go. That armscye issue is really weird though! I think the sleeve cap might need to be shortened and I think there's too much width between the neckline and the armscye in the shoulder area of the bodice. I would just trim back that portion before trying to take anything out of the sleeve cap and if that doesn't fix the pooling in the sleeve area, you could trim down the sleeve cap too. Casey has a great tutorial that I think really illustrates what I mean with the sleeve cap:<br />http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/2010/12/demystifying-sleeve-ease/<br />Hopefully this helps! I'm sure your finished jacket will be well worth it though!<br />xoxo, SunniSunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380215145775412897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-55551898960898198072012-03-31T22:09:25.819-04:002012-03-31T22:09:25.819-04:00Hey K
Why have you not used the 1"x12" ...Hey K<br /><br />Why have you not used the 1"x12" bias piece on the muslin??<br /><br />This looks like a bitch. But I know that you will get through it me old mucka<br /><br />CaffyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79300407439969573582012-03-31T21:51:14.652-04:002012-03-31T21:51:14.652-04:00Oh my!! To attempt a jacket is elephantine in the ...Oh my!! To attempt a jacket is elephantine in the world of sewing! Godspeed! I have never done a jacket, but admire your persistence with the fit. That you are constructing it in muslin tells me how committed to this project you are. I totally "get" your f-bomb frustration. I have suffered through zippers, buttonholes, facings and fancy tricks, spitting out swear words like ammo in an automatic weapon. It is so frustrating. But when you clip the last thread on your jacket and slide it onto your body, the satisfaction will have been worth all the frustration. Why not take it to your local tailor just for a few pointers? Take a deep breath and repeat, "the seamripper is my friend. the seamripper is my friend. The seamripper..."Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12604178317264411565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-13899810649275458432012-03-31T21:42:24.227-04:002012-03-31T21:42:24.227-04:00You are so marvelously patient! No advice; just co...You are so marvelously patient! No advice; just compliments.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.com