Every pattern I pick puts me between sizes, and not slightly. Measuring properly, my bust lands on one size and my hips land two sizes up, with the waist somewhere in the middle. So far I have cut the larger size…
First toile I have ever made, plain calico, no hem, no closures, back is held together with three pins because the pattern wants an invisible zip. It looks like a sack with wrinkles radiating in about four directions. I…
I cut 25mm knit elastic to my waist measurement minus a couple of centimetres, join it in a circle, quarter it and stretch it in as I sew. On the table it looks right. After an hour of wear it has slid down and folded…
High bust 89cm, full bust 99cm, waist matches the size 12 in this pattern company and hips are between 12 and 14. The pattern is drafted for a B cup. I have 2.2 metres of a fabric I cannot buy again, so I get roughly…
Same result on three different patterns now, all wovens, all cut on grain, all stay stitched within minutes of cutting. The front V stands away from my chest by roughly 2cm on each side and folds outward when I move. I…
I sew because ready to wear trousers never fit my waist to hip difference. My last pair took three toiles and a good chunk of money in fabric before the real ones existed, and I could have paid a tailor twice over for…
Linen shift dress, fitted through the waist. I got enthusiastic and took a full centimetre off each side seam more than the toile said, then trimmed and pressed the allowances flat before trying it on. It now pulls…
Princess seam dress in a stable cotton, sleeve cap eases in beautifully, no drag lines when my arms are down. The moment I reach forward for a steering wheel the entire bodice climbs and the waist seam ends up under my…
Lines run diagonally upward from the outer hip toward centre back, there is a horizontal pool of fabric just under the seat, and when I sit down the back waistband drops away from my body by about 3cm. Fabric is a mid…