How's this for crazy timing? Exactly one year ago today, I made the mockup of the pattern I'm using for my #YearOfTheJacket and took these photos.
Overall, it isn't a bad fit, but it needed a lot of pattern adjustments, so it got put aside. (Later, I'll share the fitting photos from when I made some adjustments on the mockup.)
The main issues are:
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the sleeves are too short (but that's a 1966 design thing for gloves and bracelets)
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the sleeve caps are too far away from my shoulders because there is too much width in the upper body of the pattern
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the elbow ease is way too high as seen in last photo where I marked my actual elbow point with a penciled circle (it should hit right in the middle of the pins)
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and it just needs a little shaping in general
I plan to alter the paper pattern and make a second mockup in the next week or two. That way I can be sure there aren't any other big changes needed since the seamlines aren't standard and won't be easy to alter after the fashion fabric is cut.
#Vogue6552
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Merry Christmas, everyone!
If you're looking for something Christmasy to listen to/watch over the next few days, here's the most recent episode of my favorite podcast Blurry Creatures. It's a really fascinating (and nerdy) deep dive into the Biblical story of the Magi.
Two days after my son turned in his last paper for his bachelor's degree, I finished my shirt sewing project. Eight shirts, made to measure. Most of the fabrics are linen. Yes, regrettably you can tell exactly when I got my sewing machine repaired... but I hope these help him as he moves through his master's program and in life.
We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, and I'm doing palate cleansers between the shirts in my shirt gift project, so I ran through the scrap pile and made myself an apron.
Aprons, IME, should be made of thicker fabrics in order to actually prevent splashes and stains from getting to your real clothes. Both of these were skirt leftover bits :)
