08 September 2014

Pattern Puzzle - Simple Tuck Shift

ALL THE DETAIL FOR THE SIMPLE TUCK SHIFT CAN BE FOUND ON THE NEW BLOG.


You'll find all the pattern making detail on the website blog.

14 comments:

  1. I want to make this dress, but am not sure why you took out 2cm of the back length? and I love your pattern challenges…..

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    1. Hi Karen, thx for dropping by the blog. With a fitted dress block, when you straighten the side seam and don't use the waist darts (front and back) it still needs a lot of work to make a well balanced shift dress. When the back of the dress is fitted (i.e. using the darts) it has a longer measurement than the back of a shift that drops straight from the shoulders. On individual fits this measurement will vary. On the commercial work I do the alteration ranges from 1.5-2cm. Hope this helps. :)

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    2. Thanks! I had never considered that....

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    3. It's the pattern alteration I use to cure that 'too much fabric in the back of tops and dresses'. It really cleans up the back fit. :)

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  2. Planing to make this dress, love this simple design! Which fabric is suitable for this pattern? Can it be made out of light weight knit? If yes - should I cut on bias as well?
    And what mark on CB neck line means?

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    1. Hi Inna, the instructions above are for woven fabric and I have used a fitted dress block for woven fabric. However this would be a much easier pattern making job if you cut in a knit because you don't have to deal with any/many darts. I doesn't have to be bias for a knit fabric. And the marks on at CB neck are tucks transferred from the back shoulder dart. Not necessary at all, just a small shaping detail. Hope I have covered everything. :)

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  3. Gracias es un modelo que aunque se muy sencillo tiene su modelaje importante el resultado es fantastico.

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    1. Thx Maria, you are very kind. :)
      Thx María, es usted muy amable. :)

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    1. Thanks for the compliment. :) Are you thinking of making this style?

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  5. This is a lovely pattern! I'm also interested in making this in a moderate stretch knit (e.g. ponte knit). Should I take out 2cm from the back piece as well? Thanks!

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    1. Hi Lovenicky, yes i would take the extra length out of the back. Does your stretch block have a bust dart? If not the pattern development will be even easier than the example above. :)

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    2. My basic knit pattern doesn't have a bust dart but has a centre back seam for shaping. I think I'll definitely have to make this one! Thanks!!

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    3. Yes that should work. Always here to answer questions. :)

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