Showing posts with label The Dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Dress. Show all posts
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Mad Men Sew-Along
I don't follow this particular blog much anymore, but was looking through their archives and noticed they are doing a "Mad Men Sew-Along" of a dress pattern similar to the sloper we are using. I'm only posting the beginning post, but there are others where she discusses making the darts and adjusting the pattern, such as this one where she talks about adjusting the skirt (which I'm in the process of doing right now).
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
One of the Things We Talked About....
Thanks to Carolyn, I have been following this great blog called "Gertie's Blog for Better Sewing." She regularly has great articles about a variety of things....
Here is one that was particularly applicable to our general project....(although you might not need it for the Spring Skirt Challenge.) Gertie's Blog Note: I have noticed that this blog has been having trouble loading lately....patience. The article is worth it as she is MUCH better at explaining things than I am!
The topic is one method to shift darts to other locations on your pattern. This method is perhaps more useful when working with full sized pattern pieces (as opposed to doll sized, which is what I do best. hehehe) Be sure to check it out! k.
Here is one that was particularly applicable to our general project....(although you might not need it for the Spring Skirt Challenge.) Gertie's Blog Note: I have noticed that this blog has been having trouble loading lately....patience. The article is worth it as she is MUCH better at explaining things than I am!
The topic is one method to shift darts to other locations on your pattern. This method is perhaps more useful when working with full sized pattern pieces (as opposed to doll sized, which is what I do best. hehehe) Be sure to check it out! k.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Welcome 2011
This month for our dare we are actually going to....well, dare ourselves! This month we are plotting the BIG project. Everyone here has been feeling a need to feel INSPIRED, to find something she really wants to do and then to do it fully.
In the course of the discussion (which included some great things like organizing/maximizing your work space and your calendar time) we decided that this year we will try to make a dress....from scratch....well, from sloper. That means of course that we all need a decent personal sloper. (A sloper is a basic pattern that FITS perfectly and is the basis for every design. With a good sloper and some creativity...and a little patience I suppose...you can make any design your heart desires.)
This project will also include all the skills mentioned during the meeting of things we OUGHT to work on this year. SO there will likely be hemming, buttonholes, sleeves to set etc.
So the first challenge of the new year, and the requirements for January? You need a good basic pattern that can be made to fit you just right. (I found a "good" one at http://butterick.mccall.com/b5746-products-1984.php?page_id=155 It is "good" because I have never tried it, but it seems like just what we are going to need and happened to be on sale when I saw it.) You also need to bring a pic (or post if it is a digital image) of your dream dress. And the final thing to bring for the DRESS is a dress that fits you well, and/or your list of gripes about the way things off the rack tend to fit you.
And a last little bit: we are going to try to do a little general fabric education...so bring a found piece that we can examine/discuss and potentially destroy. hehehe k.
In the course of the discussion (which included some great things like organizing/maximizing your work space and your calendar time) we decided that this year we will try to make a dress....from scratch....well, from sloper. That means of course that we all need a decent personal sloper. (A sloper is a basic pattern that FITS perfectly and is the basis for every design. With a good sloper and some creativity...and a little patience I suppose...you can make any design your heart desires.)
This project will also include all the skills mentioned during the meeting of things we OUGHT to work on this year. SO there will likely be hemming, buttonholes, sleeves to set etc.
So the first challenge of the new year, and the requirements for January? You need a good basic pattern that can be made to fit you just right. (I found a "good" one at http://butterick.mccall.com/b5746-products-1984.php?page_id=155 It is "good" because I have never tried it, but it seems like just what we are going to need and happened to be on sale when I saw it.) You also need to bring a pic (or post if it is a digital image) of your dream dress. And the final thing to bring for the DRESS is a dress that fits you well, and/or your list of gripes about the way things off the rack tend to fit you.
And a last little bit: we are going to try to do a little general fabric education...so bring a found piece that we can examine/discuss and potentially destroy. hehehe k.
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