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Posted by Olwyn Mary on December 22, 2006, 9:14 pm
Charles Jones wrote:
> So, I finally made up my mind in deciding between the PatternMaster
> software and a new machine, and the software won. Tried it out, made
> the sloper for my wife (Jennifer) and it turned out to fit exactly.
> This was a major milestone, as she claims that nothing has *ever* fit
> perfectly since junior high. :-/ So on to the first real project, a
> cotton flannel nightgown.
>
> She had a candidate garment to base the design off of, a pretty (and
> modest, how'd *that* happen) version from Vicky Secret that I had to
> modify when she first got due to the neckline being too wide. A very
> straight forward design; a basic sheath with wide straps that attach to
> a puffed sleeve.
>
> I printed out the pattern, pasted it together and cut it all out, then
> went through the exercise of visualizing how it would go together.
> That's when I butted my head on a stump. I realized that the neckline
> is apparently not faced.
>
> In all the projects I have done, either there is a collar, or the neck
> opening attaches to a lining, or there is a facing. There isn't even a
> seam allowance shown for a facing. Does this make sense? What would I
> do with the raw edge?
>
>
Did you think to check the next page of the pattern? I sometimes think
I haven't got it all, then I realise I didn't open the next window.
Things like collars and cuffs frequently hide there.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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