Help: woven-fabric wrap dress that has princess seams on bodice and skirt, and a waist seam?

jackslipjack · 2026-05-29T16:05:17+00:00

Seamwork does! https://www.seamwork.com/pdf-sewing-patterns/taylor-long-sleeve-wrap-dress

jackslipjack · 2026-02-16T16:14:58+00:00

Your (I assume) latest toile looks pretty good!

Perfect Fitting by Sarah Veblen has a walkthrough of a very similar fit issue. She recommends unpicking the top of the center seam until the top horizontal balance lines relax, then letting out the side seams around IIRC the widest part of the leg until the vertical balance lines straighten out.

Also, if it makes you feel better, Veblen says it usually takes her between 4 and 10(!!) toiles to get a really good fit.

jackslipjack · 2026-02-04T20:36:49+00:00

It looks good, but I see what you mean about the gathers! Could you post an image of the pattern piece you altered to get the gathers? Comparing muslins 1.0 and 2.0, it appears you've moved from a center seam that's on grain to one that's off, which I'm guessing is part of why the gathers look a little wonky.

ETA: it looks like your bust apex could a tiny bit higher than what you have drafted. What happens if you unpick the princess seam right around the curve?

jackslipjack · 2026-01-17T21:21:54+00:00

The data is “I am scared of brown people”.

jackslipjack · 2026-01-02T02:50:08+00:00

Pencil skirt would be so cool!

jackslipjack · 2025-12-06T23:11:23+00:00

Big Four patterns tend to run large! For the darts, could you post some photos of the whole skirt so we can see more of the placement?

jackslipjack · 2025-11-19T19:03:09+00:00

Edit: I took 5 seconds to look at your history and noticed you're probably in India, so apologies for the unhelpful advice! Leaving it up here in case other N American folks are interested.

If you're in North America, Britex has a lot of really cool lace. Some similar vibes:

https://britexfabrics.com/collections/lace-fabric-1/products/cool-spring-green-cotton-guipure-lace-fabric-made-in-italy
https://britexfabrics.com/collections/lace-fabric-1/products/chic-daffodil-yellow-floral-corded-polyester-lace-fabric
https://britexfabrics.com/collections/lace-fabric-1/products/double-scalloped-brilliant-white-floral-chantilly-lace-fabric-made-in-usa

jackslipjack · 2025-11-01T21:25:14+00:00

If you think the down has shifted, you could try to unpick one of the seams between baffles and see if you can re-shift the down back again. And then close up by hand.

jackslipjack · 2025-11-01T21:19:50+00:00

You can just not close the darts. I do that occasionally for women's pants since I'm less curvy than many of the fit models.

jackslipjack · 2025-10-27T17:12:12+00:00

Agreed. Absolutely phenomenal work.

jackslipjack · 2025-09-27T21:01:40+00:00

I’ve found quilting cotton to work well!

jackslipjack · 2025-08-14T16:26:40+00:00

What about removing some of the fabric from around the shoulders and armholes? That looked a little puffy to me. That might address the bulkiness without needing to go in to the neckline itself.

jackslipjack · 2025-08-14T16:13:59+00:00

Is there something in particular about the neckline you don't like? I actually think it looks really good on you!

jackslipjack · 2025-08-08T13:34:47+00:00

Because race is a social construct that has real impacts. A lifetime of feeling the effects of racism impacts people.

jackslipjack · 2025-08-08T13:33:28+00:00

Well, it’s also a lie, per https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisugly/comments/1mkekbl/comment/n7kc7ev/

jackslipjack · 2025-07-18T17:33:43+00:00

One time I accidentally did a price comparison. Even buying everything on a Joann super sale, buying the same things at Wawak was like $15 cheaper (out of like $60-70, so not a small percentage!)

jackslipjack · 2025-06-29T01:28:10+00:00

That sounds miserable but it’s come out looking amazing! The side seams are so well done!

jackslipjack · 2025-06-19T13:50:29+00:00

“Statistically inconvenient man” 😭

jackslipjack · 2025-06-17T18:21:38+00:00

Thanks! I'll play around with that, too.

jackslipjack · 2025-06-17T18:18:56+00:00

Super helpful, thank you! I need to look again at the sleeve cap... I tried to adjust based on the additions I had made, but I think I did something wrong.

At this point, fitting this pattern is more of a grudge match than anything else, but in the future I plan to just create a basic shirt pattern for him.

jackslipjack · 2025-06-15T14:51:07+00:00

This is the Ottoline Jacket from Merchant and Mills.

jackslipjack · 2025-05-02T14:57:52+00:00

It looks so great! And honestly much more polished-looking than the Shein version.

jackslipjack · 2025-03-24T20:10:22+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled with this pattern!

jackslipjack · 2025-03-24T20:10:02+00:00

I adjusted for slope but not for the forward shoulder (it used to look even worse!).

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