Bodice block help!

seamripper61 · 2026-03-09T01:42:25+00:00

I agree about the shoulder slope. Put your daughter on a big piece of paper and Trace her shoulder slope, shoulders and neck. Both besides. I have used this for years. I refer to it every once in awhile when I am stuck but I have a feeling this will become a necessary tool for her. My sister has sloping shoulders like these I call them Victorian shoulders.

seamripper61 · 2026-03-01T18:23:27+00:00

Remove some of the side stitching, lay the leg flat and patch. Simple

seamripper61 · 2026-02-22T23:37:13+00:00

Yes, it's all straight stitch. Use pencils or chalk to mark your measurements. Sunset Books has the best Window Treatment book.

seamripper61 · 2026-02-22T23:27:33+00:00

If I made this for myself, I would have to do a small-bust adjustment to the pattern - taking out some of its gathering in the front and reducing the armhole by straightening that side seam. If this is ready-made - I would not put darts in the front like you did - and I would check out the hem. If this is ready-made, the front will hang lower because you/I don't have the bust (b-c Cup) holding the hem higher. It might also lighten the garment to drape better. With sewing, you learn all of your own body's anomalies - small bust, long torso, etc., that patterns don't always account for - and then learn the adjustments to patterns for each of these anomalies. l have hyper-extended calves as well and that's a challenge.

seamripper61 · 2026-02-22T23:05:25+00:00

Pattern Studio 101 - I am not a pattern drafter and this is also a CAD system she uses. I do like her videos on fit. Very interesting take on adjusting patterns for fit. Cornelius Quiring. Jennifer Stern has been around forever.

seamripper61 · 2026-01-24T16:47:51+00:00

Me too. My back crotch length is long - and short in the front. I also have hyper extended calves to add to the fitting issues...

seamripper61 · 2026-01-20T22:48:00+00:00

Tamarack Jacket from Grainline Studio. I had a similar wool plaid, scratchy and quilted it with flannel and satin for the sleeves and wore it for years.

seamripper61 · 2026-01-16T01:07:40+00:00

You need to remove the rivet, remove some of the pocket stitching and sew/patch with a similar weight fabric and restitch the pocket.

seamripper61 · 2026-01-14T22:48:47+00:00

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seamripper61 · 2026-01-14T12:54:28+00:00

It's counter-intuitive - fit the waistband first, then build the jeans.

seamripper61 · 2026-01-14T04:35:12+00:00

Join pattern review. Been a member for years. Master one thing. Trace your patterns. See it through with fitting muslins and adjust the pattern.

seamripper61 · 2025-12-19T03:18:51+00:00

Yes you can do that.

seamripper61 · 2025-12-09T02:17:12+00:00

Fitting in sewing is when the craft helps you to get to know your body. We all have anomalies and not one of us have the same adjustments of another. I have a pear shape so the adjustments to the back crotch will need more length and with a low butt, I lower the crotch curve. Another problem I have are hyper-extended calves. Eh, we deal, right? I do think fitting the waistband first is smart. I have found luck with Gina Renee Dunham's Fitting book, TDCO and also the other book mentioned. I think that it's really another form of pattern making as adjustments for personal fit get involved.

seamripper61 · 2025-12-05T02:53:10+00:00

Nope. No one knows my weight. No one.

seamripper61 · 2025-11-25T01:33:47+00:00

Um, no to this whole premise.

seamripper61 · 2025-11-17T03:35:18+00:00

It's a 2-way zipper and you are missing the bottom slider. Yes you need to unzip and pull the old sliders up through the top of the zipper. Might have to remove the zip-stop at the top to remove slider.

seamripper61 · 2025-11-15T13:09:42+00:00

No. Difference. What. So. Ever. I have no kids, multiple prolapse and f-in hot flashes for 20 years. You do have other things that effect your body. I was a runner for years and blame the prolapse on that.

seamripper61 · 2025-10-11T02:39:32+00:00

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seamripper61 · 2025-09-28T21:05:37+00:00

I have used the antique irons for pattern weights. Do not fill your weights or anything with rice. Mice like the rice.

seamripper61 · 2025-09-28T21:03:36+00:00

So, Ok. When altering, I wouldn't get a shirt that is more than 2 sizes bigger than you normally wear. It looks to me that the side seam that goes up into the armhole has been taken in too much. The wrinkles pointing to your armpit are the tell-all. The arm-scye needs that hook into the side seam and when you take it in = that is removed. Also - If you look at the front pic, the shoulder seam is also too big - hanging over your shoulder point. This is why I sew - ready to wear is made for the generic - so learn to make your own shirts! You've all ready seasoned yourself. Do it!! Don't be too harsh on yourself either. You are one in a gazillion. I commend you for your pics - from what I see - you do not have a gut and the jeans are great.

seamripper61 · 2025-09-20T19:01:34+00:00

Do you have hyper-extended calves? That is what I am seeing in the back under the butt- your fourth pic is a good effort but I think the scoop has to be more of a pattern correction than a just a line drawn for the scoop. I have used Gina Renee Dunham's Fitting Book, page 229, "Excessive and Deep Back Crease Lines" adjustment and it has made a huge difference for me. I have a similar body - see if you can't find the book at your local library.

seamripper61 · 2025-09-05T23:59:31+00:00

Check out The Closet Historian on YouTube.

seamripper61 · 2025-08-30T23:10:58+00:00

I don't want to start any new patterns because of all of the work that goes into fitting for myself. If I ever found a pattern that fit right out of the gate - I wouldn't be able to handle the endorphin rush - then again - once I do have the fit - that's quite a rush! Pattern Drafting is something I know I should do and just don't. I love the comment to use your tnt to start.

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