Last month I cut the pieces, in a size 12. I used a rotary cutter on Åsa's gigantic cutting board and I don't think I would have managed otherwise, not without some kind of fabric stabiliser. The fabric is a slippery chiffon and was doing its best to be all over the place.
I also stay stitched according to Sarai's tips. Then I decided to handle the pieces as little as possible, by packing them up and letting them incubate in my closet for a month.
Today I've been home with a sore throat and a bit of a cold and after five hours of Stargate SG-1 I felt like doing something. So, I hand basted the pieces together to try my Taffy on for the first time!
- First, the bust darts have that weird pointy thing going on at the top of the dart.
- Second, there's excess fabric draping in the back.
- Third, the overall fit is slightly big or at least not very flattering.
- Forth, the neckline is not really to my liking.
- Fifth, I have no idea how to improve on point one to four!
1 comment:
As you stitch your dart decrease your stitch length as you get to the end eventually getting to a 1.0 length. Then just sew off the side of the fabric and don't back stitch. Press with a taylor's ham and that should take care of #1.
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