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princess seams where does the seam supposed to be?
halleyscomet   Intermediate PA USA Member since 3/27/07 Posts: 1392	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/20/12 6:12 PM I'm just doing a muslin of a top with an armhole princess seam. The picture shows the seam to the side of the bust....not at the apex. How far from the apex is the seam supposed to be?
Nancy K Advanced NY USA Member since 12/28/04 Posts: 7634	Login to reply to this post In reply to halleyscomet << 1 member likes this. Date: 10/20/12 6:28 PM Is it a princess seam or a side panel? A princess seam runs over the apex or more flatteringly a 1/4" to the side. If it is considerably more than that I'd think that it was a side panel and not a princess seam. ------ www.nancyksews.blogspot.com
halleyscomet   Intermediate PA USA Member since 3/27/07 Posts: 1392	Login to reply to this post In reply to Nancy K << Like this post Date: 10/21/12 9:47 AM There's a front and side front so I guess you would say it is a side panel.
Lizz   Advanced TN USA Member since 10/10/03 Posts: 258	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 10/21/12 2:39 PM A princess seam from the shoulder runs over the apex of the bust. A princess seam from the armhole runs 1/4" from the apex. A side panel does not NECESSARILY use the princess seam for darting purposes. This is just FYI and doesn't really address your question. :):):) In your case, the seam should be as close to 1/4" to the armhole side of the bust apex. Happy Sewing! Lizz
waikikimum Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 5/1/08 Posts: 273	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/22/12 1:49 AM I always thought a princess seam had to go over the apex. Recently I was watching one of Peggy Sager's webcasts and she said the princess seam can go anywhere in the bust circle. I think from memory the bust circle is a 3 inch radius around the bust point. Hopefully someone will come along and comment if I have the measurement incorrect. ------ Kathy Waikiki, Perth, Western Australia http://waikikimum-sipandsew.blogspot.com/
PeppermintPam   Intermediate MI USA Member since 1/9/07 Posts: 113	Login to reply to this post In reply to waikikimum << Like this post Date: 10/22/12 8:57 AM Yes, I watched her webcast also, and you are right about the measurement. She said it's actually more flattering for the seam to go to the side of the bust apex and not directly over it. In her webcast about 'sewing myths' she said it's actually a myth that the seam has to go over the apex. I never knew that before either.
Pj3g   Intermediate WI USA Member since 2/14/11 Posts: 483	Login to reply to this post In reply to halleyscomet << Like this post Date: 10/22/12 2:29 PM Here is Peggy Sager's webcast which was mentioned by others. Fast forward to 44 minutes and that's where she talks about princess seams going through the bust circle. And yes, it's a princess seam whether the seam starts in the armhole, shoulder, neckline or centerfront. ------ Thank you Lord for my Mother who taught me the joy of sewing.
halleyscomet   Intermediate PA USA Member since 3/27/07 Posts: 1392	Login to reply to this post In reply to Pj3g << Like this post Date: 10/22/12 2:45 PM Vogue 8689 was the top that I was working on. It said it was a princess seam top but from the picture it didn't look like the seam ran through the apex but off to the side. I was tissue fitting and was having a heckuva time getting the front to look right. I didn't know how far off to the side the seam was actually supposed to be. I got frustrated and went onto something else.
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7111	Login to reply to this post In reply to halleyscomet << 1 member likes this. Date: 10/23/12 0:33 AM The seam shouldn't go any farther over than 1.5 inches from your bust point. (1.5 being half of 3") I've watched Peggy Sagers' webcasts too, and change comes hard for this old dog...er, dinosaur. ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair

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