Day 5 of Printer Purgatory
Jan. 18th, 2021 11:03 amSome parts arrived on Friday, but only half. Who knows when the other half will show up?
( Cut for internal organs and biology )
AMALIA JACKET
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
marianme reached out asking to join my curtain-along which is totally great, I love doing stuff in groups! We're having a curtain-along revival lol. I finished the petticoat while watching TV on Saturday, so it's time for 100% jacket focus.
I lengthened the underarm only by 3/4. No appreciable difference, except that now the upper sleeve stays in place while I let it flop around, while v.1 half folds over. The hem still pulls up when I lift my arms above shoulder height.
I cut v.2 of the jacket bodice by:
-lengthening side piece via lengthen lines by 3/4"
-raising underarm on front and back pieces to match seamlines
-narrowing pieces around bustline to size 36
HOLY HANNAH PINCHY ARMS nope nope nope. I cut one front open more, and then said NO MORE, I needed to fix the pinchiness of the stays too. So Saturday morning I cut the binding off, lowered the fronts and underarms, rebound, added the hip wedge, and set my straps in the proper angle. And now - the hips fit better but my belly "falls out" at the front. Sigh. And it's still pinchy under the arm if I'm doing a lot of reaching forward, as in... doing pattern adjustments :/ MEAT SUITS WHY DO YOU EXIST.
ANYWAY. I went back to v.1 bc it still fit the best. I'm happy to go with it bc it doesn't ride up a lot, and how often am I going to be reaching above my shoulders? Yet I still want it to be PERFECT. My newest idea is to lengthen the bodice at the hem, let it sit where it likes, and cut the neckline and shoulder length down until the sleeves sit properly. I've recut the side bodice pattern and will reuse my current front and back pieces. Humans with narrow shoulders and large busts, how do you do these adjustments?
( Cut for internal organs and biology )
AMALIA JACKET
marianme reached out asking to join my curtain-along which is totally great, I love doing stuff in groups! We're having a curtain-along revival lol. I finished the petticoat while watching TV on Saturday, so it's time for 100% jacket focus.I lengthened the underarm only by 3/4. No appreciable difference, except that now the upper sleeve stays in place while I let it flop around, while v.1 half folds over. The hem still pulls up when I lift my arms above shoulder height.
I cut v.2 of the jacket bodice by:
-lengthening side piece via lengthen lines by 3/4"
-raising underarm on front and back pieces to match seamlines
-narrowing pieces around bustline to size 36
HOLY HANNAH PINCHY ARMS nope nope nope. I cut one front open more, and then said NO MORE, I needed to fix the pinchiness of the stays too. So Saturday morning I cut the binding off, lowered the fronts and underarms, rebound, added the hip wedge, and set my straps in the proper angle. And now - the hips fit better but my belly "falls out" at the front. Sigh. And it's still pinchy under the arm if I'm doing a lot of reaching forward, as in... doing pattern adjustments :/ MEAT SUITS WHY DO YOU EXIST.
ANYWAY. I went back to v.1 bc it still fit the best. I'm happy to go with it bc it doesn't ride up a lot, and how often am I going to be reaching above my shoulders? Yet I still want it to be PERFECT. My newest idea is to lengthen the bodice at the hem, let it sit where it likes, and cut the neckline and shoulder length down until the sleeves sit properly. I've recut the side bodice pattern and will reuse my current front and back pieces. Humans with narrow shoulders and large busts, how do you do these adjustments?
