I brought the muslin (with one revised armscye) to dinner last night at Brian and Martin's. They both agreed that the fit was better on the altered arm, so I returned home today to complete the other side. I've altered the sleeve patterns more than any other part. They're now shorter and wider both [...]
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If they mention Pi, it’s over!
I started to research adjusting the armhole ( correct term: Armscye) and stumbled upon the Rundschau Sleeve System. Oh man, just take a look. I'm flashing back to algebra II! There is Mrs. Ladieu, in one of her smart Butte Knit outfits all covered with yellow chalk dust, graphing out a parabola while I break [...]
Muslin #2…..getting closer
Huzbear Brian came over yesterday to help in the garden and agreed to take pictures of me in the new and improved fitting muslin. So I donned a flannel shirt and sweater, thank God it wasn't hot, and modeled the new version. The alterations I've made so far are a step in the right direction, [...]
A gift from Harriet Swinger
I really need to dust off, or ( in the case of Maine right now) blow the pollen off this blog. Even though I haven't posted anything for 10 days, lots has been happening with the coat project. I guess you have to call it serendipity. The perfect book has come to me from my [...]
Can’t sleep? …..Alter
I've really had a hard time sleeping this week. My butch project, the outdoor shower, has been WAY more difficult than I imagined. I've been physically beat by the end of the day and my hands ache so during the night that I just can't ever feel rested. Ok. enough with my personal problems. I'm [...]
The muslin straightjacket
It's a cold rainy day here in Maine. The perfect day to "play winter" by putting on a shirt and wool sweater before trying the muslin. Yikes, I was worried that the XL was going to be small, but this is crazy. There just doesn't seem to be any "ease" built into this pattern. I've [...]
A short break
I'm taking a little break from the blog to work on an outdoor shower that I've been dreaming of for years. Hey, I can do butch stuff too! LOL. When the blog returns I will have rummaged around in the attic for my tripod and taken some pics of myself in the fitting muslin.
Making the pattern pieces
After months of just looking at the pretty pictures it was time to pull out the pattern. Thanks to many web sites I was pretty well prepared for what it would look like. Still, that initial once over is pretty shocking. All the pattern pieces, in all 4 sizes, overlap each other in random directions. [...]
When I learn exactly HOW SMALL Japanese men are!
Fabric in hand, it's time to pull out the pattern and get down to business. My pattern has sizes S - XL , a size chart and figures of a man showing chest, waist, arm and height. Using my handy dandy dashboard converter I find that the chest measurement for Size M (which I consider [...]
The shopping adventure with Brian
After calculating my yardage it was time to hit the streets of New York. I'm so lucky that Brian is willing to go with me on these excursions. If there's a promise of Chinese food, he's willing to put up with just about anything. I drove from Maine and met him at the Secaucus rail [...]
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