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Posted by Kate Dicey on April 26, 2006, 7:28 pm
ena86@hotmail.com wrote:
> my mock up's done! yay!!!! it wasn't as easy as i thought it would be.
> but since all the "figuring out's " been done, the real deal shouldn't
> take as long.
>
> I feel like such a pest, but i have one more question for you :)... so
> once i sewed the lining in, and turned it rightside out, everything was
> really bulky. I was able to flatten out most of the edges by pressing
> and steam, but the one place where the bulk remains is at the shoulder
> seams (presusumably because the shoulders contain the sleeve seams, the
> bodice seams and the lining seams) I've tried to flatten it out by
> pressing and while it helps some, it doesn't flatten it completely. The
> instructions mentioned something called "layering" the seams... would
> this be helpful? (also, what is it? lol) Or maybe clipping the seams? I
> was even thinking of trimming the seam allowances but was having
> daymares about the dress falling apart at the wedding!!
>
> Thank you so much for all your help :) You and Wurstergirl really
> helped me figure out this pattern :)
>
Did they mean 'grading'? That's trimming down the different seam
allowances to different widths so they lie flatter, with no hard
edges... Clipping goes from the cut edge *almost* to the seam - but not
THROUGH it! It works even better if you clip the different layers in
different places, so the clips are off-set from each other. :) Both
help to make things lie flatter, look smoother, and reduce bulk where it
isn't wanted.
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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