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V-neck shirt slides backward Is it my posture or the shirt?
JOshiro   Advanced Beginner MN USA Member since 5/14/05 Posts: 149	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/26/12 10:42 AM What is the problem when a shirt wants to slide backward? Do I need a rounded shoulder alteration? A forward neck? It happens just with regular movement (in addition to when I reach overhead and then put my arms down), and I feel like I'm fidgeting all day by constantly pulling the shirt back down in front. Any help would be appreciated!
clothingengineer   Intermediate CT USA Member since 5/7/10 Posts: 354	Login to reply to this post In reply to JOshiro << 1 member likes this. Date: 10/26/12 2:42 PM This article may explain what's going on. Basically your back armhole needs to be longer than the front. ------ -- Anne http://clothingengineer.com
Elona   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7401	Login to reply to this post In reply to JOshiro << 1 member likes this. Date: 10/26/12 4:27 PM We don't have photos of your shirts doing this, so you might want to look at this discussion to see if you recognize these problems as similar to your own.
LynnRowe   Advanced BC CANADA Member since 3/9/09 Posts: 6747	Login to reply to this post In reply to JOshiro << 2 members like this. Date: 10/26/12 9:06 PM I get this problem if I don't do a forward shoulder adjustment. ------ I heart Panzy, Pfaff Creative Performance, the sewing machine love of my life! And Rupert (Pfaff 2023), Baby (BL Enlighten), Victor (BLCS), Ash (Bernina 350SE), Pal (Bernina 530), Kee (Bernina 750) and the Featherteen Flock! Most of all, I heart Woo (HimmyCat). Until we meet again, my beautiful little boy. I love you.
CM_Sews Intermediate CA USA Member since 9/18/04 Posts: 1476	Login to reply to this post In reply to JOshiro << 1 member likes this. Date: 10/26/12 9:38 PM Try the rounded shoulder alteration. That works for me. The core issue is that there is not enough fabric in the back of the garment to both cover the back and to supply wearing ease. As you move around, the back of the garment "steals" fabric from the front to supply the wearing ease that you need over your back. Once I read this explanation in my internet wanderings, I finally understood my experience with garments that want to slip backwards and choke me, and that need constant adjusting to pull the front of the shirt down. Just moving the shoulder seam around, or changing the armhole don't seem like good solutions -- for me. I need to actually add more fabric over my back/shoulders. CMC -- Edited on 10/26/12 9:51 PM --
JOshiro   Advanced Beginner MN USA Member since 5/14/05 Posts: 149	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/27/12 8:59 PM Thanks for the insights! I will read about the alterations and try to figure out which will provide the fix. :D

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