Pirate progress - don't do what I did
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What I did discover is that the coat was very big on me - evidently men's chest measurements do not directly correspond with a woman's bust measurement :P
I was thinking I'd be able to fob this error off as "helloooo, pirate! I stole it from someone bigger than me!" but I did manage to take about 4" of width out by taking in the back and side seams. It's not as snug up top as was considered ideal in period, but it looks and hangs a lot better.
Note to self: no matter what the measurements say, measure the pattern pieces, and actually TRY ON the muslin before cutting your good fabric. Especially do this before you've finished the seams and put in the facings on the finished product :P
On an almost completely unrelated note, check out this interview with the architecture professor who just wrote a book on the design of the Apollo spacesuits (hat tip![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
glitter_femme)! The seamstresses worked for Playtex and "...had to sew to a 1/64th of an inch tolerance without using any pins". DAMN.
What I did discover is that the coat was very big on me - evidently men's chest measurements do not directly correspond with a woman's bust measurement :P
I was thinking I'd be able to fob this error off as "helloooo, pirate! I stole it from someone bigger than me!" but I did manage to take about 4" of width out by taking in the back and side seams. It's not as snug up top as was considered ideal in period, but it looks and hangs a lot better.
Note to self: no matter what the measurements say, measure the pattern pieces, and actually TRY ON the muslin before cutting your good fabric. Especially do this before you've finished the seams and put in the facings on the finished product :P
On an almost completely unrelated note, check out this interview with the architecture professor who just wrote a book on the design of the Apollo spacesuits (hat tip
glitter_femme)! The seamstresses worked for Playtex and "...had to sew to a 1/64th of an inch tolerance without using any pins". DAMN.
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Date: 2011-08-22 02:53 am (UTC)Note to self: no matter what the measurements say, measure the pattern pieces, and actually TRY ON the muslin
Was giggling at this one ... in the knitting world it's summed up as "swatches lie" (because the swatch is supposed to tell you what you need to know, gauge- and measurements-wise, but they can't always be trusted)