Double Period Project
Sep. 18th, 2011 10:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mala_14I've started work on my entry for the DPP on Your Wardrobe Unlock'd/Foundations Revealed. Yesterday I enlarged this pattern from the Foundations Revealed website. (The pattern can also be found here on the Bridges on the Body Blog.) Originally, I wanted to try out ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jenthompson's teens corset pattern (also on Foundations Revealed), but this other pattern was much closer to my measurements and involved less alterations. So I enlarged this pattern using my trusty system of putting a grid on the small pattern and copying it by hand to a larger grid. I then shaved off about 1/8 of an inch from several of the seams to make it the right size for me. Today I cut out the mock-up and sewed the seams together. It is a super easy pattern to work with. There aren't tons of pieces, and none of them are oddly shaped. Plus, the vertical seams make for easy fitting adjustments. Also, the markings on the pattern are very accurate. Tomorrow I am going to put the bones in the mock-up and see how it fits. Exciting!
The blouse is mostly together now. I worked on it the other day. All that needs doing for it is to finish the side seams, hem the sleeves, and hem the bottom. I tried it on and it looks nice, but I don't really like how it feels on. I think I cut the neck too wide. It makes for a flattering neckline, but it feels a bit too open for the fall. This one may end up being on hold for a little while.
jenthompson's teens corset pattern (also on Foundations Revealed), but this other pattern was much closer to my measurements and involved less alterations. So I enlarged this pattern using my trusty system of putting a grid on the small pattern and copying it by hand to a larger grid. I then shaved off about 1/8 of an inch from several of the seams to make it the right size for me. Today I cut out the mock-up and sewed the seams together. It is a super easy pattern to work with. There aren't tons of pieces, and none of them are oddly shaped. Plus, the vertical seams make for easy fitting adjustments. Also, the markings on the pattern are very accurate. Tomorrow I am going to put the bones in the mock-up and see how it fits. Exciting!The blouse is mostly together now. I worked on it the other day. All that needs doing for it is to finish the side seams, hem the sleeves, and hem the bottom. I tried it on and it looks nice, but I don't really like how it feels on. I think I cut the neck too wide. It makes for a flattering neckline, but it feels a bit too open for the fall. This one may end up being on hold for a little while.
