tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post8351720795289283073..comments2023-08-29T07:07:21.856-05:00Comments on Vintage Sewalong of 2011: HELP! My shoulders are falling off!JoanneMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-32867547431395471782011-01-16T13:00:11.627-06:002011-01-16T13:00:11.627-06:00OK, LadyK, I posted some initial ideas. I am a fi...OK, LadyK, I posted some initial ideas. I am a firm believer in getting the neck and shoulders right before moving your way down. You may need a little more help on the sleeves and bust. If I don't happen to come back and read follow-up comments, please feel free to email me directly.<br />You are well on your way to a beautifully fitted blouse AND dress. congratulations!<br />Robin<br />alittle sewing at gmail dot coma little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-16059542529552222052011-01-16T12:23:04.872-06:002011-01-16T12:23:04.872-06:00I am such a visual person, I am going to post a pi...I am such a visual person, I am going to post a pic to see if I am understanding phyllis and get feed back. Check out the next post.a little sewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086285440873869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-72807712448618845672011-01-16T08:57:07.926-06:002011-01-16T08:57:07.926-06:00Phyllis, I think I know what you are talking about...Phyllis, I think I know what you are talking about, but won't that make the front and back bodice shoulder seams not be the same length, or would I do the same thing for the back as well?ladykatzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046811640134997947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-48604892950022727202011-01-16T08:49:04.455-06:002011-01-16T08:49:04.455-06:00ETA: The shoulder slash runs diagonally from the s...ETA: The shoulder slash runs diagonally from the shoulder seam to the armsyce seam.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668161467072636784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-85084389642566120652011-01-16T08:44:14.143-06:002011-01-16T08:44:14.143-06:00The changes you need to make to your pattern are t...The changes you need to make to your pattern are these and are not hard at all!<br /><br />1) For the shoulders: Slash the pattern about 3.5 inches in the middle of the shoulder seam and overlap the cut edge maybe 1/2 inch to shorten the shoulder seam. True up the shoulder seam if the edges don't align. This will bring the shoulder up to where it needs to be and th sleeves won't drop off your shoulders.<br /><br />2) More length over the bust: slash the pattern about 1/2 down the front armsyce and add the length you need for your full bust, open a slash .75 inches wide from what I can see in the photos. Fill in the slash with a scrap of pattern tissue and tape and true up the center front.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668161467072636784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624697995577653284.post-64099569070754441222011-01-16T08:18:51.991-06:002011-01-16T08:18:51.991-06:00the trouble is probably that its just all too big,...the trouble is probably that its just all too big, which is less obvious everywhere else because of your full bust. As you have a full bust, and the pattern is nearly right in the bust despite being cut for someone who isn't full in the bust, the whole thing is out of proportion at the shoulders, this will also explain why its shorter at the front, as your bust is pulling it out. <br /><br />you can either work with the muslin you already have, and shorten the shoulder seam by several inches, which should pull the whole thing up properly, or start over, grade your orig pattern down a few sizes so that matches your high bust (ie the size of your rib cage just above your bust -see Tasia's guide if that doesnt make any sense http://sewaholic.net/pendrell-sew-along-measuring-and-choosing-your-size/), but keep the width at the waist to counteract our modern lack of corsets! and the do a full FBA so the bust fits.<br /><br />hope this helps! <br /><br />(and you possibly mean imperial, not empirical, depending on whether you meant the non metric measurements (imperial), not that they were accurate numbers which would be empirical)monkeysockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585860927875638867noreply@blogger.com