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Posted by Pat in Arkansas on September 9, 2006, 2:12 pm
OK........have just the right pattern........just the right material,
except it is knit. Med to light weight poly.......god help me.
Should I cut it any smaller that the pattern size indicated for a
woven?
All suggestions gratefully accepted..........
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Posted by Pogonip on September 9, 2006, 3:28 pm
Pat in Arkansas wrote:
> OK........have just the right pattern........just the right material,
> except it is knit. Med to light weight poly.......god help me.
>
> Should I cut it any smaller that the pattern size indicated for a
> woven?
>
> All suggestions gratefully accepted..........
>
Can you get a pattern for knits of that amount of stretch, and still get
the look you want? That would be your best way to proceed.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Pat in Arkansas on September 9, 2006, 9:02 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> Can you get a pattern for knits of that amount of stretch, and still get
> the look you want? That would be your best way to proceed.
Tried that.....cannot even come close in a knit pattern.........guess I
will just interface the facings, and hope for the best...........
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on September 10, 2006, 5:41 am
>> Can you get a pattern for knits of that amount of stretch, and still get
>> the look you want? That would be your best way to proceed.
>
> Tried that.....cannot even come close in a knit pattern.........guess
Pat, can you tell us what sort of pattern you're trying for, and what kind
of knit and stretch you've got?
Very stable knits, like interlocks, can often be substituted directly into
a pattern for wovens, though you may find yourself playing with ease
amounts when you do your first fitting. A pattern designed for a very
stretchy knit, like a swimming suit, will be smaller than the body
it's intended to cover ("negative ease") -- that's probably not the
sort of knit you can successfully use a woven pattern for, at least
not without some redesign.
Just offhand, I'd probably not do facings on a knit garment... I usually
use a binding unless I do a facing as a decorative element.
Kay
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Posted by Pat in Arkansas on September 10, 2006, 11:21 pm
Kay Lancaster wrote:
> >> Can you get a pattern for knits of that amount of stretch, and still get
> >> the look you want? That would be your best way to proceed.
> >
> > Tried that.....cannot even come close in a knit pattern.........guess
>
> Pat, can you tell us what sort of pattern you're trying for, and what kind
> of knit and stretch you've got?
>
I have a tunic pattern, drop shoulder, set in sleeve(just past the
elbow), fingertip length..... and a very simple elastic waist pair of
matching pants. The knit is about 40% crosswise stretch, maybe 5%
lengthwise. These are educated guesses you understand. The knit is
fairly light weight and drapey looking.
The outfit is for my sister. I am cutting it on the size 20, so I do
not want anything even approaching negative ease for her as she has
jolly jelly rolls like I do. I made her a pair of pants off this
pattern from a woven stretch fabric that was a lot more stable and she
loves them and they fit.
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