Please LOGIN or Join PatternReview

Go to Page: 1 of 1

KS3740 Armhole Gap View A with knit
Sunshine12242 Member since 6/7/11 Posts: 150	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/21/12 4:07 PM Have made shoulders with small and tapered out to medium from armhole. Now there is a large gap in front of my arm. Have tried doing a dart and it is passable, but wonder if there is anything I could do to the pattern paper to eliminate this from happening. Have read other posts from a few years back, but wonder if there is a easy way to do this. Thank you.
tourist   Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 5423	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/21/12 6:35 PM Are you doing View A sleeveless? for me, a good deal of the fix for this is to take a bigger seam allowance in the outer shoulder seam. Put it on inside out and pin the shoulder seam closest to the arm and see if that helps. ------ http://bgballroom.wordpress.com to follow the progress on my next ballgown.
Skye   Intermediate NEW ZEALAND Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 1633	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/21/12 7:33 PM Do you need to do a FBA? ------ Wellington, NZ
Nancy K Advanced NY USA Member since 12/28/04 Posts: 7588	Login to reply to this post In reply to Sunshine12242 << 1 member likes this. Date: 11/21/12 8:49 PM It sounds like you need an fba. This will eliminate the gap. You do need to do this ahead of time. Since this is sleeveless you can use a knit band to pull in the excess. ------ www.nancyksews.blogspot.com
Sunshine12242 Member since 6/7/11 Posts: 150	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/22/12 7:59 AM I am making this view as shown on the envelope with sleeves, but I guess I should have said when the sleeves are put on there is extra fabric creating an amount that could be darted. Thank you all.
LauraTS   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 7/10/06 Posts: 1956	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/23/12 1:38 AM I use the technique shown in this tutorial to rotate the unsewn dart into a standard bust dart. You do have to do a tissue fit or a muslin first to find out how much to rotate. Starting with a smaller size and doing an FBA would do the same thing from the other end but I actually find this approach faster a lot of the time. ------ I've moved! Visit my new sewing blog at http://chiralcraft.wordpress.com Do you sew from KnipMode? Join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/knipmode_english/

Go to Page: 1 of 1

Please LOGIN or Join PatternReview

Printable Version

* Advertising and soliciting is strictly prohibited on PatternReview.com. If you find a post which is not in agreement with our Terms and Conditions, please click on the Report Post button to report it.