tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post116076092556400684..comments2024-03-28T23:00:16.369-05:00Comments on Sew Random: I'm Dreaming of a Pink Muslin.....Lisa Lareehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-1160827255789758852006-10-14T07:00:00.000-05:002006-10-14T07:00:00.000-05:00I think you could pinch out some length horizontal...I think you could pinch out some length horizontally from the back at the level of the armscye and take a corresponding amount out of the back of your upper sleeve. I am having the same wrinkles in my NE jacket--it doesn't seem to fit my upper back as well as I want. If you are standing in this photo the way you always do, your posture may be straighter than that of your jacket, and that is causing upper back fitting issues. A dead giveaway for me when I have this problem is that the hemline of my jacket dips down farther in the back than in the front. When I slouch, it corrects the fitting problems. Of course, I don't intend to start slouching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-1160801666139647202006-10-13T23:54:00.000-05:002006-10-13T23:54:00.000-05:00Lisa, the amount you removed from the shoulder len...Lisa, the amount you removed from the shoulder length needs to be added onto the sleeve cap height. If you raised the shoulder seam at the armscye, then you need to raise the armscye at the underarm by the same amount. :) This keeps bodice and sleeve armsyes balanced.<BR/><BR/>In reading wrinkles, it's good to remember that lengthwise wrinkles indicate too much width in the area, horizontal ones indicate a probem with length in the area. Sometimes a horiz. wrinkle indicates that the area below it is too snug, preventing the garment from dropping into its proper place. This is where watching the graiblines of the fabric is most useful. Those diagonal wrinkles - look carefully at each end of those as they are what I call 'hybrid' wrinles and can indicate both length and width problems. My eyesight uis no longer good enough to read most wrinkles in photos. If you will mark horiz and vert grain in each pattern piece of your muslin, you will be able to see more easily what those wrinkles are trying to tell you. Unless you're making a bias cut garment, the grain lines should always be parallel to the floor for crossgrain and perpendicular to the floor for lengthwise grain. HTH<BR/>Julia in HoustonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18642968.post-1160778516651338772006-10-13T17:28:00.000-05:002006-10-13T17:28:00.000-05:00I can't wait to see the adjustments! You are cert...I can't wait to see the adjustments! You are certainly not the only person to ever put the sleeves in wrong. ;-)Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233441256489280492noreply@blogger.com