Thursday, November 01, 2012

Two Techniques


 Ron continued to teach techniques at his workshop. There is always something to learn
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He showed how to increase a pattern across the front. First he found the bust point and marked it. Then he drew a line up the front to the bust point and then from that point to the center of the shoulder seam. He cut that line leaving a hinge at the shoulder. Next he drew three lines from the arm hole of which I will have to look up and report on it. I am drawing a blank just knowing that these lines overlap as the long cut piece is opened.


 
 
March 15, 2013 - When I looked at this today after watching Lynda Maynard's Perfect Fit, I would be marking the seam line and then hinging at the seam line. That is the only tweak I would do as this is kind of done by Lynda. 

The second technique Ron talked about where pockets in the side. The procedure is as follows:
Sew the pocket to the front and back of the pants or dress with a 3/8 inch seam leaving the top and bottom inch free.

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Sew the top inch and the bottom with a 5/8” seam. Press the pockets to the body of the garment. There will be a 1/4” of the garment fabric turn under towards the pocket.

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Top stitch the outside of the front pocket.

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Seams pressed open with the pockets towards the front and back of the garment.

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The order of serging the pockets.

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Step One: Front inside seam. It is free from the rest of the pocket and easy to serge.

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Steps 2 to 4 in that order. If the pockets are not even at the raw edge, trim to be the same size.

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Your pockets will like flat and smooth against the garment when this style of pockets are done in this fashion.


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