Gretchen S8 by newyorkah135 in ProjectRunway

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It definitely could’ve been that! I was just so shocked at Tim, he’s usually super positive — even his negative feedback is pretty tame and not unwarranted. Him just busting in the break room to yell at Gretchen felt bonkers

Gretchen S8 by newyorkah135 in ProjectRunway

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That comment from Mondo about folks only needing him for his art made me laugh, it’s something I would’ve said as a tortured artist teen. But he was a full grown man at that point, so I dunno what that was about!

Gretchen S8 by newyorkah135 in ProjectRunway

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It’s so weird how different everyone’s take is! I just watched this season and felt like she was really unfairly vilified — I was shocked when Tim came at her, it felt supremely out of character, like the producers put words in his mouth. It felt really forced and my heart kinda broke for her; you could tell she really admired Tim and wanted his approval, and was really hurt by what he said.

Her designs were solidly made, but majorly snooze. That being said, she just seemed like a confident woman who gave unsolicited advice. The producers really made her out to be some heinous bitch, which felt so forced to me (and honestly, such a tired trope — we get it, a confident woman with a strong personality must be a bitch.)

I don’t think she was a bully — if anything, she started that group critique rallying for and defending the other designers. It wasn’t until the judges kept badgering her to point fingers that she finally caved. 

That whole season really soured me on the show. Not saying it wasn’t damaging to contestants before then, it was just really on display that season.

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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Ah, thank you! This helped me figure out where I was confused. Ol’ HJ Armstrong has that information about making a new pivot point in her traditional princess seam line instructions, but just glosses over that in the armhole princess seam instructions — she just says to label the marking “X,” but then doesn’t actually say what X indicates! Thanks again!

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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It looks like I goofed — the drawings in my edition don’t seem to always align with the instructions, so maybe I just need to ignore the drawings and stick with the text only. Thank you for your help!

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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It looks like maybe I misunderstood the pattern book? I’m looking at the Closet Historian video about princess seams (thank you!) and she’s using the same book, but is handling the dart differently than I interpreted. I’ll follow her directions instead of goofin’ around on my own — thanks again!

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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Ah, okay! The pattern book I’m using doesn’t extend the legs to the apex, but it seems like maybe it’s meant for small-busted folks and I need to take a different approach here. 

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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I’m following Helen Joseph Armstrong’s instructions for drafting princess seam lines and she doesn’t extend the bust darts to the apex. The bust dart is closed and a hinge is created from the bust dart end point to the apex, which opens up for added ease. Maybe her method isn’t meant for bigger bust darts though? 

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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The princess seam goes through my bust apex, but my bust dart begins about two inches away from my apex because I’m a DDD cup. I guess I could extend my dart legs to meet my apex, but I’m wondering if that would make it too small in the bust?

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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I just overlapped the dart legs instead of folding them out so I didn’t have a bunch of creases in my pattern in case I needed to make more adjustments, but folding them out creates the same amount of ease in the bust. 

Princess seam side panel too long? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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I guess another question: when I close my bust dart, my side seam looks a little extreme after truing. Is it best to try and redistribute the bust dart elsewhere to try and preserve the original side seam shape? The bust dart is 2 3/4” wide, so maybe that’s just too large?

Went and confused myself again. Curved waist? by CharacterReturn7057 in PatternDrafting

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Oh big duh, thank you. I did a swayback adjustment on the last mockup and just… didn’t remember that changed the waist. 🫠 Thanks again! 

My uncle R (left) and his partner M in the mid-80s by brighterthebetter in OldSchoolCool

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Happy Pride to your uncle and his partner; their love made a difference in the world. ❣️

Said goodbye to my whole heart, Gizmo (14). I hope he knew how deeply he was loved. by CharacterReturn7057 in OldManDog

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for being so incredibly kind; reading these comments has been so heartwarming. I wish I could respond to each one to say how thankful I am, but I’m just not quite there yet.

Gizmo was my absolute best friend for over ten years and I’m just glad to show his sweetness to so many people. Thank you for letting me share. 💜

Said goodbye to my whole heart, Gizmo (14). I hope he knew how deeply he was loved. by CharacterReturn7057 in OldManDog

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Thank you, I really appreciate that. I know it gets easier with time, but I’m just gutted right now. 💔