tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post4577252497169573816..comments2023-08-29T07:07:21.856-05:00Comments on Vintage Sewalong of 2011: Muslin Take Two-- and Some Advice NeededJoanneMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-8132547639141423342011-02-02T13:45:25.027-06:002011-02-02T13:45:25.027-06:00Your second toile does look much better! I love t...Your second toile does look much better! I love this design and keep thinking about it - I actually have some fabric that would be perfect, so might just have to make one for myself!<br /><br />If you were to use a zip I would definitely fusetape the zip allowance, it stabilises the bias area of the hip curve and prevents distortion.Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-47249837777914225312011-01-30T17:14:43.617-06:002011-01-30T17:14:43.617-06:00I just found this link at Threads Magazine. It...I just found this link at <a href="http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/4669/working-with-vintage-patterns" rel="nofollow">Threads Magazine.</a> It's about sewing vintage and includes some helpful tips on techniques that are not widely used today. It has a how-to for putting a placket with snaps in. Apparently zippers were not widely available to the home sewer until after WWII.elventrysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270061909850643523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-73194674069013042792011-01-30T16:47:11.240-06:002011-01-30T16:47:11.240-06:00I've been thinking the same thing - side zippe...I've been thinking the same thing - side zippers kind of suck.<br /><br />I'm making a dress now that uses both snaps AND a side zipper in the same opening. The snaps are on a placket that is hidden within the pleats of the dress...but I could make a placket that carries up above the waistband and continue the snaps up instead of using a zipper. <br /><br />Would you just attach a piece of fabric into the seam allowance for the placket? Not sure how it could be done.KittyMeowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234505506035303913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-77598421659474418622011-01-30T16:08:04.104-06:002011-01-30T16:08:04.104-06:00I don't have any specific advice on the snaps,...I don't have any specific advice on the snaps, except that I'd try to made it like lapped zipper, and just put in the snaps instead of the zipper.<br /><br />But more importantly, your newest muslin looks GREAT!<br />The shoulder pads are a little funny, too.a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-56061787876857949292011-01-30T15:40:05.768-06:002011-01-30T15:40:05.768-06:00for side zippers, as a curvy girl, my suggestion ...for side zippers, as a curvy girl, my suggestion would be to use a couple strips of stiffer fuseable interfacing in the seam allowance.ladykatzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046811640134997947noreply@blogger.com