tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post9023102224379634871..comments2024-03-29T02:51:21.386+00:00Comments on Grosgrain Green: Competed: RTW T-Shirt CopyHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525020848581000170noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-63423069556464037612018-04-05T23:06:39.687+01:002018-04-05T23:06:39.687+01:00I am so enjoying all your practical makes Helen! I...I am so enjoying all your practical makes Helen! I love seeing things that are going to be worn so much, it inspires me to keep sewing my own practical makes. Your top looks great, I can see why you like the neckline so much. Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183395919767332073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-55929517553011716092018-04-04T16:15:05.082+01:002018-04-04T16:15:05.082+01:00I loved reading about your process to making this ...I loved reading about your process to making this top! Nice top too :) I'm taking a pattern designing course with Alexandra Morgan starting next Monday evening here in Victoria BC Canada (she has some youtube videos online too that are excellent) and I'm hoping to pick up some ideas from her on doing exactly this. At first I thought it was crazy to sign up for a pattern making class when I already own SO many patterns! but someone mentioned to me that it's useful to have pattern making basics down pat to understand how to manipulate patterns as well or in this case how to copy from a RTW that you like and fits you.PsychicSewerKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911914507722968930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-68109088510571267102018-04-03T12:44:53.408+01:002018-04-03T12:44:53.408+01:00Looks great. Years ago I did this with a tank. Lit...Looks great. Years ago I did this with a tank. Literally folded it in half, traced it onto paper and added SA. Was too unexperienced to be worried about finesse and it worked out great! I think knits are very forgiving this way. Fabric Tragichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183274071484362265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-22437933841571435312018-04-03T10:25:38.853+01:002018-04-03T10:25:38.853+01:00The stuff we get hasn't got a name but it is v...The stuff we get hasn't got a name but it is very likw frost cloth, which you can get at a garden centre and is super cheap. It needs to be fine so you can feel the seams through it with your fingers. Stiffer vilene would be useful for making templates and small pattern pieces like collars and cuffs, so you could put it to good use elsewhere :)MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-31905281785232374082018-04-02T13:55:08.192+01:002018-04-02T13:55:08.192+01:00This is fab! Such a great versatile top.This is fab! Such a great versatile top.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12402428532932369775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-33949203273060446742018-04-02T10:17:44.609+01:002018-04-02T10:17:44.609+01:00Oh, that's interesting! I have some interfacin...Oh, that's interesting! I have some interfacing that someone gave me that's really too thick for dressmaking, but maybe I could use it for for this type of thing. I should have thought to measure it and double check it, because it's SO easy to pull knits out of shape. Truing up the side and shoulder seams proved that! Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525020848581000170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209080131494479770.post-55754839389140471782018-04-02T10:12:46.117+01:002018-04-02T10:12:46.117+01:00Hi love! I teach this and we use this very fine st...Hi love! I teach this and we use this very fine stuff like vilene. You can sort of see through it but you can really FEEL through it and mark the key points with pen (ballpoint is best) and then you go back and measure the heck out of the garment and double check that it is the same, because the biggest issue with rubbing off is getting the shape wrong, so it is skewed. Knit are a trick because of the stretch factor of course!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.com