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Posted on: 12/5/13 5:38 PM ET
I know for woven fabric garments making a muslin fitting garment first is a good idea. What if the garment will be in a knit fabric and the garment has no negative ease? Would I be able to get the information I need for the knit garment if I use muslin for the test? My biggest problem is the armhole and I'm thinking that the issue would be the same regardless of the fabric. Am I right about that?
Posted on: 12/5/13 5:41 PM ET
Making a knit muslin from a woven fabric (muslin) won't give you the same feeling AT ALL, unfortunately.
You would need to use a similar knit like the fashion fabric you are going to use to ensure proper fit.
Personally, unless the fabric is really expensive, it's probably not worth it to make a muslin. I would just err on the side of caution and cut a larger size than what I thought I'd need and then alter down for fit.
Just my thoughts! Good luck!
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You would need to use a similar knit like the fashion fabric you are going to use to ensure proper fit.
Personally, unless the fabric is really expensive, it's probably not worth it to make a muslin. I would just err on the side of caution and cut a larger size than what I thought I'd need and then alter down for fit.
Just my thoughts! Good luck!
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Posted on: 12/6/13 5:02 AM ET
Woven muslin is a type of fabric. Test muslin is diffferent. It refers to the process of a mock up- stitching the major seams to test to fit and work out needed adjustments.
If the fabric is cheap you can buy extra and use that if needed or save for a future muslin.
If it is expensive then try to find a cheaper fabric that behaves the same - in weave, drape, thickness, hand, etc.
Keep an eye out at unusual places- extra large RTW on sale or thrift stores, dollar stores, garage sales and on unusual items like sheets, drapes, thrift store purchases by the pound, etc.
Since your project calls for knit, your muslin should be done in knit with the same stretch factor. If you know your body very well you can get away with being less picky with making mock ups. Same goes for inexpensive fabric sales. Just go for it and take it as a learning experience.
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If the fabric is cheap you can buy extra and use that if needed or save for a future muslin.
If it is expensive then try to find a cheaper fabric that behaves the same - in weave, drape, thickness, hand, etc.
Keep an eye out at unusual places- extra large RTW on sale or thrift stores, dollar stores, garage sales and on unusual items like sheets, drapes, thrift store purchases by the pound, etc.
Since your project calls for knit, your muslin should be done in knit with the same stretch factor. If you know your body very well you can get away with being less picky with making mock ups. Same goes for inexpensive fabric sales. Just go for it and take it as a learning experience.
-- Edited on 12/6/13 5:08 AM --
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Needlework brings joy and meaning to my life...member of ASG
Now using: Singer 301, Pfaff 6152 & BL Enlighten serger
Now using: Singer 301, Pfaff 6152 & BL Enlighten serger
Posted on: 12/6/13 5:20 AM ET
You mentioned an armhole issue. Either fabric may or may not present the same problem.
If the arm hole (armsyce) needs to be made larger or smaller or adjusted in the area if the shoulder seam or bodice seam then you will find woven and knits require different adjustment measurements. That's because wovens have little or no give with arm and shoulder movement. Even just raising or lowering the arm hole could impact the ease required.
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If the arm hole (armsyce) needs to be made larger or smaller or adjusted in the area if the shoulder seam or bodice seam then you will find woven and knits require different adjustment measurements. That's because wovens have little or no give with arm and shoulder movement. Even just raising or lowering the arm hole could impact the ease required.
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Needlework brings joy and meaning to my life...member of ASG
Now using: Singer 301, Pfaff 6152 & BL Enlighten serger
Now using: Singer 301, Pfaff 6152 & BL Enlighten serger
Posted on: 12/6/13 7:51 AM ET
IMHO - making a muslin for a knit garment is as important as making one for a woven garment...you might see if you can pick up some inexpensive knit, maybe at a thrift store, for making your muslin.
Posted on: 12/6/13 11:04 AM ET
I pick up cheap knits specifically for this, but I have also used old knit bedsheets, and old T-shirts. I have found that fitting arms can be quite the challenge. My knit sleeve, and armseye are very far away from my woven fabric sleeves and armseye. I still stop and fit the sleeve with my final fabric. I baste it in and seeing how it looks before I serge. I change the sleeve about 1/2 the time. Sometimes I also cut the side seams a little generously and see that I like the fit before I serge as well. I find there is a huge amount of variables with knits, they fall differently, have different amounts of stretch in all directions, and even when I sew a pattern that I have used numerous times I sometimes get surprises.
Posted on: 12/6/13 11:52 AM ET
Make a sample from the waist up, since you're worried about the armhole. I use ugly fabric, my husband's old shirts, knit sheets, etc.
While making the sample out of the knit is usually the best way, that theory can be flawed if the knit is a different stretch that the final knit.
I've been know to use a woven for a knit garment muslin, but you have to understand how the garment will be in a knit.
I was inspired years ago by an article I read about a costume designer for Olympic skaters. She made all the test garments out of muslin. The fit was skin tight, and when cut out of the lycra spandex, there would be enough ease, and enough to fabric to tweak the fit.
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While making the sample out of the knit is usually the best way, that theory can be flawed if the knit is a different stretch that the final knit.
I've been know to use a woven for a knit garment muslin, but you have to understand how the garment will be in a knit.
I was inspired years ago by an article I read about a costume designer for Olympic skaters. She made all the test garments out of muslin. The fit was skin tight, and when cut out of the lycra spandex, there would be enough ease, and enough to fabric to tweak the fit.
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My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
Posted on: 12/6/13 12:09 PM ET
OK so I will go knit for knit and woven for woven. Thanks everyone!
Posted on: 12/8/13 0:11 AM ET
Umm...so everyone is OK with the USA price for shipping to Aust? I've always boggled at that price...it seems funny to hear it turned around.
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