Sleevils
I still need to blog about the second part of my trip, but taking a break to blog about sewing instead. Because I have sleevils, of course! And need some advice. The bodice overall is good, although I managed to make it a bit too small in the bust. Luckily, cotton is forgiving and has a bit of stretch and it should be fine with the buttons. The other minor problem is that I have wrinkles from the back of the neck over the shoulder. The sleeve gets rid of some of it. I figured out that I shaped the shoulder a bit wrong and the front is not quitle long enough and the back is a bit too long at the top, so I fixed all those things on my master pattern, but am willing to let them slide on this functional, non-fancy cotton dress. What I can't figure out is the sleeves.
What is up with that big crease from the elbow up?! Also the wrinkling at the front of the arm? And a bunch of wrinkles in the bottom sleeve piece under my arm? Help please!
I am OK with some wrinkling in the back of the underarm like you see in the shot of the back because that is just ease for movement. (I can totally touch my head in these sleeves!) I'll probably move the armscye out a bit on my master pattern so the sleeve is sitting farther out there. I'm going to let these sleeves be, because they are functional and I handsewed that bugger in, but I want to figure out the weird wrinkles for my next dress with this pattern which will be an ivory wool polonaise with scallops bound in black satin, ie. a nice dress that I want to fit right.
The piping around the armscye looks good at least. Bias! :)
What is up with that big crease from the elbow up?! Also the wrinkling at the front of the arm? And a bunch of wrinkles in the bottom sleeve piece under my arm? Help please!
I am OK with some wrinkling in the back of the underarm like you see in the shot of the back because that is just ease for movement. (I can totally touch my head in these sleeves!) I'll probably move the armscye out a bit on my master pattern so the sleeve is sitting farther out there. I'm going to let these sleeves be, because they are functional and I handsewed that bugger in, but I want to figure out the weird wrinkles for my next dress with this pattern which will be an ivory wool polonaise with scallops bound in black satin, ie. a nice dress that I want to fit right.
The piping around the armscye looks good at least. Bias! :)