| Reader Comments |
| Deepika |
4/22/04 |
Thanks for this tip Gigi. I definitely need this and the only reason I've not been doing FSA is because of the laziness in doing the sleeve. I have a question though. After sliding the cap and taping it in place, I'll need to redraw the front and back cap right? |
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| Gigi Louis |
4/22/04 |
Yes, Deepika, that's right. I am so pleased to have discovered this easy method - anything to reduce the time it takes to make alterations. :-) |
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| StitchMD |
4/22/04 |
Gigi you are a genius. |
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| Linda L |
4/23/04 |
Great tip. I make this FSA but honestly don't adjust the sleeve pattern. Thus my underarm seams don't always line up exactly. No one really sees this but my dry cleaner and me, but it always betters my perfectionist leanings. So this tip really makes sense and easy to do. Thanks!! |
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| SewVeryTall |
4/23/04 |
Gigi-great tip, don't ya just love those eureka ideas, lol. Say, the message board isn't working for me, so I'll tell you here where I know you'll see it...I had to leave 3 replies for you under the 'fabric bowls, sewing' tip. Apparently there's a size limit on comments. |
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| Elley |
4/23/04 |
Wow! Great tip! This will be much faster and easier. Gigi, you are the greatest! |
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| Loreli |
4/25/04 |
Super tip Gigi, thanks. |
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| Beth Pierce |
11/4/04 |
Don't you also have to change the bodice? I'm sorry, but I'm a little confused, as I've been changing the bodice for this problem for a long time. I first make a horizontal cut in the armhole, near the first notch, to the middle of the shoulder seam. Then cut the shoulder seam down to the horizontal cut. This gives me a "block" I can move up or down--up for the front; down for the back. Then I move the notches on my sleeve to accommodate any adjustment to the bodice. But I really love your idea of cutting the cap off; that's great! And soo much easier! |
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| natural blue |
1/9/05 |
Beth, Yes you would alter the bodice for the FSA. This tip refers specifically to the alteration that is needed for the sleeve when doing a forward shoulder adjustment. |
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| PVA |
1/15/05 |
Gigi, thanks so much for this tip! I'm just starting into the work for the jacket class with Shannon Gifford & *really needed* this additional "detail" for the FSA! I'm really trailing along behind the pack for this class, but I'm determined to "get it right"! Thanks again. (8^D)
Pat |
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| Beth Pierce |
5/21/05 |
Excellent tip! I can visualize this quickly and it seems so very easy! |
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| meanjean |
7/6/05 |
I just saw a reference to this tip in one of the forums. Fantastic! I wish I had read this last week before I spent hours pulling my hair out and stumbling onto the shape you so succinctly describe. I will definitely be using this tip in the future. |
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| coool |
9/22/05 |
Hi Gigi,
Good day!
I am still a little confused here. Would appreciate more if you could kindly explain a little more on the part "Cut off the cap". Where and which part should I cut? Cut the horizontal line that I had drawn? Do I also need to adjust the bodice part? I'm sorry.
I have FS problem and am dying to get it right but not sure how to go about doing it.
Thanks in advance.
Coool |
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| zahra13542003 |
4/12/06 |
hi
im verry happy to join this site
i wanna know where can i find a site that have the pattern draft?
plz help me
thanx |
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| Michele Lommasson |
1/17/10 |
Great idea. Thanks. |
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| sew42mom |
2/20/10 |
Thank you so much! |
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