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alterations for bust Mary Abdi 07-14-2008
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Posted by Mary Abdi on July 14, 2008, 8:05 pm

Please help!! I agreed to help with altering some vintage clothing to be
worn for a play for my daughter. One of the dresses (not for my daughter)
needs "one inch in the bustline taken in all around". Is it best to just
take in at the seams or should I alter the darts? This is a lined dress
from the '50s, but the stitching seems pretty easy. What is the best way
to alter so it is 1" in the bustline? By the way, it is a summer dress
and has non-fitted short sleeves (not sure how to describe). Thanks!

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Posted by on July 14, 2008, 11:07 pm
On Jul 15, 3:05=A0am, maryabdi_at_hotmail_dot_...@foo.com (Mary Abdi)
wrote:
> Please help!! =A0I agreed to help with altering some vintage clothing to =
be
> worn for a play for my daughter. =A0One of the dresses (not for my daught=
er)
> needs "one inch in the bustline taken in all around". =A0Is it best to ju=
st
> take in at the seams or should I alter the darts? =A0This is a lined dres=
s
> from the '50s, but the stitching seems pretty easy. =A0What is the best w=
ay
> to alter so it is 1" in the bustline? =A0By the way, it is a summer dress
> and has non-fitted short sleeves (not sure how to describe). =A0Thanks!
>
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Depends on the figure of the potential wearer of the dress , if she
has a Timewatch figure , you should do it on the `bust lines , if she
is a bit fuller all over you can do it only in the side seams ,,
mirjam

Posted by gjones2938 on July 14, 2008, 11:29 pm
Dear Mary,

Is this a dress already made up, and needs to be altered, or are you
using a vintage pattern? I come from the fifties, and am very
familiar with construction of the times.

If it's an already made dress, put it on the model, and pin in the
side seams. See if this solves the problem. If you can pin in the
sides and get a nice, smooth fit, separate the lining from the outside
and alter each separately.

If it's a pattern, make up the bodice in muslin by basting it
together and don't put in any facings. Try it on the model, and pinch
and pin where necessary, with the bodice RIGHT SIDE OUT. Remove the
bodice from the model, and rub the wrong side of the bodice with chalk
or a wide nib marking pen where you have made changes with pins.
Remove the pins. This is where the changes need to be taken in and
the markings give you an accurate sewing line.

Teri

Posted by Kay Lancaster on July 15, 2008, 11:42 am
> Please help!! I agreed to help with altering some vintage clothing to be
> worn for a play for my daughter. One of the dresses (not for my daughter)
> needs "one inch in the bustline taken in all around". Is it best to just
> take in at the seams or should I alter the darts? This is a lined dress
> from the '50s, but the stitching seems pretty easy. What is the best way
> to alter so it is 1" in the bustline? By the way, it is a summer dress
> and has non-fitted short sleeves (not sure how to describe). Thanks!

Is the dress too big for her just in the bust, or is it just too big
all around? If the first, perhaps just some judicious padding is the easy
way out of it (bra shapes were quite different then, and padding could also
give her more of a vintage shape!). If the dress is too big all over through
the torso, just pinch out what's needed from the side seams and resew.

Kay


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