I'll never cut up an original pattern again.
Since these patterns were on the pricey side, and I have fantasies about making lots of uniforms (trekkie flash mob, anyone?), I ordered some "medical pattern paper" from Amazon to trace out the patterns. It's perfect!
So far I have only used the tracing paper on the skant, but it kept me from destroying the original patterns in my attempt to blend between the M and XL sizes.
It's my first time altering a pattern.
From my measurements vs the pieces, I figured out that I needed to make the M --> XL transition over about a 7-inch area right below the waist line (which is helpfully marked on the Simplicity pattern).
I pinned together some of the skant pattern pieces and tried it on... and it fits perfectly! I tried it on over my shorter dress that fits best, and it basically fits the same for both length and curve-hugging. I was going to mock it up in muslin first, but since the fabric is pretty stretchy, I'm 90% confident that I won't need to.
Since these patterns were on the pricey side, and I have fantasies about making lots of uniforms (trekkie flash mob, anyone?), I ordered some "medical pattern paper" from Amazon to trace out the patterns. It's perfect!
So far I have only used the tracing paper on the skant, but it kept me from destroying the original patterns in my attempt to blend between the M and XL sizes.
It's my first time altering a pattern.
From my measurements vs the pieces, I figured out that I needed to make the M --> XL transition over about a 7-inch area right below the waist line (which is helpfully marked on the Simplicity pattern).
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| Papery skant. |
I pinned together some of the skant pattern pieces and tried it on... and it fits perfectly! I tried it on over my shorter dress that fits best, and it basically fits the same for both length and curve-hugging. I was going to mock it up in muslin first, but since the fabric is pretty stretchy, I'm 90% confident that I won't need to.
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