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| The purple line shows the cutting lines I used for altering the original pattern to be sleeveless The red lines are my new adjustment lines |
Earlier this fall, I first began working with the princess-seamed pattern M6076. The first result was my sleeveless Western Winds Shirt. I really liked the fit, fabric and buttons on this shirt and I wore it quite a lot. The pattern doesn't actually come in a sleeveless version - I raised the underarm point and then graded the top of the underarm seam to create a well fitting sleeveless version.
My next goal is to create a sleeved version. So far (Jasper is encouraging slow sewing!) To date, I've just worked on one of the four pattern pieces - the Side Front.
Once I get all four pattern pieces reworked, and since I made alterations right on Western Winds, I'll probably make another sleeveless version just to test this version of the pattern. Also I have enough clover green linen left from my Irish Laurel dress to make it!
Then I'll be testing the sleeved version in muslin. The main changes I'm making are
1) Taking the end-of-shoulder point back out about 1"
2) Taking the underarm point out 1"
3) Dropping the underarm seam point 1.5"
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| I went back to Western Winds and noted where I actually sewed my princess-seams Then I added a new seam allowance, using a Clover tracing wheel , 1" out from those seams. |
