new poll – how well do commercial patterns fit you?
June 4, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Home & Living
I’ve been having a productive day in my studio – I just finished a tunic (Simplicity 4632) from the cotton gauze I dyed earlier this spring.
It’s the first time that I used this pattern so I checked my measurements against the pattern size. I’m a “pear” shape, with shoulders narrower than my hips, so I also graded the pattern down a size across my bust & shoulders.
I sewed the shirt, embellished it with some embroidery stitches and then tried it on.
It’s still too big!
I think I can get away with it, as long as I wear a belt over top. After all, the fabric is really light & gauze-y.
I’ve started a new poll to see how patterns fit you lovely ladies – do you find they vary from company to company, or can you pull one out of the envelope and use it as-is?
I am a plus size woman, and big on top. I guess most women ( in the eyes of the industry, anyways) are no bigger than a c cup, to begin with, and 36 or smaller. Not true with me! So, my my, is it difficult! Not only that, but because I can’t see what it looks like on me BEFORE I make it, even though I have to deal with darts, etc, it usually looks terrible! So I sew some stuff that is more like accessories – totes, etc. When I do. Also, plus size models are RARELY used, and they may be NO BIGGER than a size 14!