At first I wondered if I was actually reducing anything since I was, in a sense, redrawing things back the way they were. So this post is detailing what I did so that those helping me can see what I'm thinking in my head.
Here is the neckline...
and the armscye...
now to cut a muslin and see what changes it has made in the fit.
I decided to try the new adjustments onto Dresda to see what I have now. I raised the wasitline to a bit above my natural waist...however, I'm still getting excess fabric at the neckline....
also have pulling over the bustline and lots of excess at the side, which I can pleat in ...however now on the back the center back is pulling away from the center line.
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It appears that every time I make an adustment to the neckline and the the excess fabric returns. So I must be running in a circle here somewhere.
Maureen, what you are doing is nothing short of total pattern drafting ! You are doing things so complex in my mind, like the person who invented the 'orange peel' map of the earth... to take something 3 dimensional and figure flat shapes. Wait, the earth was much easier... because at least it is 'just round'...whereas you're having to develop your eye for 2-dimension with the human form ! Good work you !
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jen dear. The reason I embraced quilting at the sewing machine was that I could avoid the 3rd dimension, but I'm trying to change that view now and see things in a more rounded way ;)
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