Need help with jacket pattern I am trying to use

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Need help with jacket pattern I am trying to use Michelle Giordano 09-02-2006
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Posted by Michelle Giordano on September 2, 2006, 1:54 am
Hello everyone,

I bought a pattern last night which is just perfect in style, but its a
bit big on me. Usually I don't have problems with this, but while I
was mocking up the jacket I started having trouble with the shoulders
and armscyes, just in the back though. When I try it on it looks like
the back of the armscye goes straight down, no curving at all, even
though it has quite a bit of curve. I want to make the curve bigger
but it is princess seamed and its only about 1.5" away from the seam
now.

I had to bring in the front side underarm seam about 3/8th of an inch
for the top 4" and add a dart to the front. I also had to bring down
the shoulder seam on a slope as the jacket does not use shoulder pads,
and I don't use shoulder pads! I think I have weird slanty shoulders.
I decreased the ease in the shoulder cap by about 1", so the armscye is
19" and the shoulder cap and underarm is 23". , it sets in nicely, but
the back is just not right.

It is new look 6609 http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=6609

Any advice is appreciated. Hopefully the answer is easy and I am not
seeing it clearly.

TIA!

Michelle Giordano


Posted by Michelle Giordano on September 3, 2006, 11:35 am
Replying to my own post. I figured it out, I had to rotate it towards
the back and give back some of the seeve cap ease. Its perfect now.


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