Would you like to know what those wrinkles and pulls mean on your garments?
It has always mystified me when I would meet someone who could take a look at a garment and know exactly what the problem was by the "reading" the diagonal pull at the back armhole or what the wrinkles in the lower back meant. AND then they would give me the solution to my problem. It would have taken me hours to have figured out.
Well, I have discovered a web page that has a copy of a chapter from a book by Margaret Smith, a sewing wizard of the 50's and 60's, who demonstrates and explains what it all means. This is shown on coats but works equally well on tops and of course, jackets.
You need to read through the info carefully, so make a copy and a cup of tea...
This is GREAT reading! and you will feel so smart.
http://agnic.msu.edu/gsdl/collect/usda/index/assoc/HASH01a7.dir/doc.pdf
or
http://agnic.msu.edu/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0usda--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-preferences---00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=usda&cl=CL2.1&d=HASH01a70bab1ce1a89b538be722
|
|Login|Help]
Thank you very much for this information. I found it to be very helpful and it will end up being a good resource
4/24/10 6:59 PM
Thanks I will take a look.
4/25/10 0:07 AM
Thanks I will take a look.
4/25/10 0:07 AM
that sounds great
4/25/10 3:36 AM
I too always could not figure the wrinkles out, thank you I will look it up
4/25/10 4:15 AM
What a great visual resource. Thanks for the link!
4/25/10 6:59 AM
This is great - thanks!!!
4/25/10 10:48 AM
Great article. I love that is shows the problem on a real garment, not just a line drawing.
4/25/10 11:46 AM
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I'm getting the same link for both of your reviews. I copy/pasted side by side to look at them and they are the same. But obviously people below have gotten to it.--??
4/25/10 1:21 PM
mrs4, Sorry for the confusion. Both topics, the slash method and reading wrinkles are in the same chapter ;)
4/25/10 1:30 PM
Thank you for the link - great reference. Nice that it addresses alterations for both new construction and RTW...and that it's printable :)
4/25/10 2:41 PM
Thanks this was great, presented in a little different way but very effective visual.
4/25/10 8:21 PM
Fantastic article!
4/26/10 8:25 AM
Great article! The following is a pdf file of the article and it is 25 pages long. It is easier to read so I thought I would post it. http://agnic.msu.edu/gsdl/collect/usda/index/assoc/HASH01a7.dir/doc.pdf
4/26/10 1:30 PM
woggy, thank you! I'm going to change the web address
4/26/10 1:42 PM
This is great! Now I need to find the same thing for pants!
4/28/10 10:13 AM
This is unbelievably helpful! So many of my questions finally answered and clearly illustrated. Thank you so much.
5/9/10 1:58 PM
This will be a time- and patience-saver for me. I really can't thank you enough for posting this link!
5/15/10 10:01 PM
Thank you for sharing this. I'm always open to different ideas of how to correct fitting challenges!
6/5/10 11:50 PM