{"id":1150,"date":"2010-06-30T18:40:59","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T18:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.supereggplant.com\/wordpress\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2010-06-30T18:40:59","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T18:40:59","slug":"the-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supereggplant.com\/?p=1150","title":{"rendered":"the shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMy primary goal in the Patternmaking III class I took at Portland Sewing<\/a> was to come up with the perfect button-down shirt pattern. I learned during the patternmaking classes that I have freakish shoulders. They are wide and stick out, so it’s often hard for me to find tops that fit me in the shoulders. So, armed with my sloper, I jumped in to draft a button-down shirt block, one that I would be able to use over and over, or at least that was my goal.
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\"IMG_1393_1024x682.jpg\"<\/a><\/center>Man alive, did I have a lot to learn. I think I drafted about 4 sleeves, and I am still not completely happy with it (a bit too puckery in the cap for my taste). There were various other challenges, one being that I have very poor, or Peter would say nonexistent, spatial skills. It’s a wonder I’ve been able to sew at all over these decades.
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\"IMG_1395_1024x682.jpg\"<\/a><\/center>Check out all these muslins! Muslin mayhem! When I got down to the final pattern, I still wasn’t sure it was going to work (and as I mentioned before, I still need to tweak the sleeve or maybe improve my sewing skills).
\nSo some interesting lessons in this. My instructor helped me decide on some style issues. She suggested incorporating armhole darts, as those can be flattering for the chestally challenged. We kept the top shortish, because I have a long torso and short legs, and visually you want to break up the body into thirds: one-third on top and two-thirds on the bottom. The shorter top is supposed to make my legs look longer. I used the waist darts in the back for additional shaping. I apparently wear clothes with too much ease and was encouraged by others to wear more form-fitting items, but you know, I am not sure how comfortable I am with this. I guess at heart I am just an ease-y gal, ha ha. And the experiment continues …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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