Extra lesson
Sep. 4th, 2012 08:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzAfter our theory lesson last night I hurried downstairs for an extra hour of practical lesson. I'd asked Teacher Helen if I could catch up one of my two missed lessons and this is what she came up with.
I'd spent the entire weekend basting my project together, something I'd started in class. It was finished on Sunday night and of course had to be tried on. As far as I could see at home, it looked good. I already knew the fabric was cute and the matching border would be a good addition, but as for the fit there wasn't much I could tell from our hallway mirror.
As I wrestled into the dress in class, five curious women watched me closely to see what it was I had made. Helen looked at the dress. She put her elbow on her arm and her chin in her hand. "Well, I can't see..." she said; "Turn sideways?" As I pulled my arm forward so she could look at the side seam, she pulled it down alongside my body.
"I don't see anything that needs adjusting." she said. "Now, you can stitch all the seams."
She explained to me exactly which seams I had to stitch with a regular stitch and which needed a small zigzag to stretch, but it was pretty clear to me already. All the contrasts had been stiffened with interfacing so they could no longer stretch, so these could be done with a normal stitch. It was also the reason we're going to insert a zipper (into a tricot!) at the side seam, or there will be unduly stretchy bulging from wrestling into the dress.
Not only am I really satisfied with the dress, but I am very satisfied with my pattern drafting mad skillz as well. Granted, Helen did adjust the side seam a little bit, but all the other curves and darts are exactly where they should be. My shoulder is tilted forward a bit (I can move the shoulder seam 2 cm forward) and I know my back needs a vertical seam to hide the long dart at the shoulder. I can account for all these things.
I think Helen was proud as well, she was bragging to Teacher Tinie about what I made too.
In the next week and a half I can stitch the dress and bring it to school for the final zipper and then it's probably done. I'll just need to figure out what my next project will be. Probably that Firefly-feel blouse for Badger's Business. A khaki-grey linen with a subtle orange geisha print, raglan sleeves and orange piping.
I'd spent the entire weekend basting my project together, something I'd started in class. It was finished on Sunday night and of course had to be tried on. As far as I could see at home, it looked good. I already knew the fabric was cute and the matching border would be a good addition, but as for the fit there wasn't much I could tell from our hallway mirror.
As I wrestled into the dress in class, five curious women watched me closely to see what it was I had made. Helen looked at the dress. She put her elbow on her arm and her chin in her hand. "Well, I can't see..." she said; "Turn sideways?" As I pulled my arm forward so she could look at the side seam, she pulled it down alongside my body.
"I don't see anything that needs adjusting." she said. "Now, you can stitch all the seams."
She explained to me exactly which seams I had to stitch with a regular stitch and which needed a small zigzag to stretch, but it was pretty clear to me already. All the contrasts had been stiffened with interfacing so they could no longer stretch, so these could be done with a normal stitch. It was also the reason we're going to insert a zipper (into a tricot!) at the side seam, or there will be unduly stretchy bulging from wrestling into the dress.
Not only am I really satisfied with the dress, but I am very satisfied with my pattern drafting mad skillz as well. Granted, Helen did adjust the side seam a little bit, but all the other curves and darts are exactly where they should be. My shoulder is tilted forward a bit (I can move the shoulder seam 2 cm forward) and I know my back needs a vertical seam to hide the long dart at the shoulder. I can account for all these things.
I think Helen was proud as well, she was bragging to Teacher Tinie about what I made too.
In the next week and a half I can stitch the dress and bring it to school for the final zipper and then it's probably done. I'll just need to figure out what my next project will be. Probably that Firefly-feel blouse for Badger's Business. A khaki-grey linen with a subtle orange geisha print, raglan sleeves and orange piping.
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Date: 2012-09-04 02:49 pm (UTC)