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Re: Drafting a Basic Bodice

J Pook — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:12:11 GMT

hi anita I get on better with the aldrich blocks than the martin shoben ones dont like where the dart is in the shoben block I used to use aldrcih more for

Ragland sleeves

Marilyn Ast Denman — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:50:53 GMT

Here's a couple of sources. http://www.leenas.com/English/draw_sleeve_raglan.html http://vintagesewing.info/1940s/42-mpd/mpd-05.html Marilyn D.

Re: Ragland sleeves

Kathleen — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:31:12 GMT

... I'm an "experienced individual" yet I can't understand that grading book. Normally, I return something like this. I'd been grading patterns for at least 15

Re: Ragland sleeves

KATSDSGN1@... — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:19:41 GMT

In a message dated 8/29/2008 12:15:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ????? Are you talking about modify and drafting a ragland sleeve into an existing

Drafting a Basic Bodice

amcartolano — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:53:29 GMT

Hello All, I have just finished a very intensive 1 week basic pattern making class at a local university. We worked primarily with Winifred Aldrich's book

Ragland sleeves

bay_stratagem — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:14:35 GMT

Hi all, I have some literature on pattern grading and patterns in general: Grading techniques for fashion design "jeanne Price & Bernard Zamkoff" High fashion

Re: sleeve caps

DeDe Hallett — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:21:10 GMT

With that much extra fabric, it sounds like this was supposed to be gathered for a puffy sleeve cap and not meant as "ease". Of course, this is just me

Re: sleeve caps

Katie — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:12:22 GMT

I made a "sloper" from the Butterick sloper. After alterations, the sleeve cap measured 3.5 inches longer than the armhole. Impossible to ease in! (Large

Re: sleeve caps

bay_stratagem — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:44:54 GMT

This is the method I used. I won't go into the gory details of previous attempts but believe me there were a plenty. Dons method was also interesting, but I

Re: Take a look at this

Alison Cummins — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:48:52 GMT

... Thanks! (I think. I have just added this site to my already overburdened blog reader.) -- Alison Cummins alisoncummins.com

Sleeve ease generally (was sleeve cap ease)

Kathleen — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:01:52 GMT

Tangentially in that it's related to the topic of sleeves and lining ease (length) where it's appropriate, here's a post I wrote today on this neat sleeve vent

Re: sleeve caps

hjervey — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:05:35 GMT

Nooo... We are missing the point. Sleeve caps should have no "ease". Sleeves can have design features like gathers or darts, but "ease" indicates a poorly

Re: Sleeve caps

jmsmith51 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:12:52 GMT

Here'e another idea on the subject. I've tried it myself and have no problem with sleeves set with NO ease when I follow these directions: http://www.fashion-

Take a look at this

KathleenSews — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:06:59 GMT

http://www.origamiblog.com/ Look at the fashion magazines near the bottom of the page. ... Kathleen Chevalier northern Virginia, USA

Re: sleeve caps

KimLee Kingston — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:39:07 GMT

All of the advice so far has been pretty much in line with my experience... I have tried them all with various results. This is the method I learned from my