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Another day, another shirt
Nov. 27th, 2022 07:54 pmToday, instead of doing a second iteration of the stasia, I did a mockup of Jalie's Marie Claude. Again I made it in the grey powerdry grid stuff with roughly 35% stretch or so. My initial size is "AA" and I made the pattern as-is, with no alterations.
This size is good as a second layer, or for slightly more thick fabrics. I'd size down a total of 2-3" around the bust, to X or Y, for a light jersey skin layer. Otherwise it fits well, good length, good neck size (though I cleaned out all the bobbin ends on the neck band, which was possibly not the wisest place to use them up).
The one exception is, I need to make the arm bigger around: both the shoulder and the forearm, I guess, though the bicep itself is tolerable. I plan to do this by starting 5" down from the neck on the sleeve, splitting it the long way, and spreading it an inch down to 15 or 16" (where my elbow is) and then opening it about 1.5" from there. I mean, this is more of a gradual spread than that sounds like, but you get the idea.
I'm hoping that sizing it down will get rid of a little extra fabric around the armpit.
I really like the sleeve length.
Note to add a front princess-seam panel with a phone pocket in it if I want.
Edited to add: I may want to take a long wedge out of the pattern from between my shoulderblades to the bottom hem, maybe a total of 2-3" of fabric at the bottom? and maybe a horizontal diamond across my lower back that's an inch or two? I do notice that as I wear the shirt things are settling nicely into place in general.
Edited again to add: I bet the princess seam piece could be used to add that s-shape curve across belly and back that the pattern is lacking, plus hold the phone pocket.
And when I make it in a floofy fabric maybe I can use a light stretch woven for the pocket?
This size is good as a second layer, or for slightly more thick fabrics. I'd size down a total of 2-3" around the bust, to X or Y, for a light jersey skin layer. Otherwise it fits well, good length, good neck size (though I cleaned out all the bobbin ends on the neck band, which was possibly not the wisest place to use them up).
The one exception is, I need to make the arm bigger around: both the shoulder and the forearm, I guess, though the bicep itself is tolerable. I plan to do this by starting 5" down from the neck on the sleeve, splitting it the long way, and spreading it an inch down to 15 or 16" (where my elbow is) and then opening it about 1.5" from there. I mean, this is more of a gradual spread than that sounds like, but you get the idea.
I'm hoping that sizing it down will get rid of a little extra fabric around the armpit.
I really like the sleeve length.
Note to add a front princess-seam panel with a phone pocket in it if I want.
Edited to add: I may want to take a long wedge out of the pattern from between my shoulderblades to the bottom hem, maybe a total of 2-3" of fabric at the bottom? and maybe a horizontal diamond across my lower back that's an inch or two? I do notice that as I wear the shirt things are settling nicely into place in general.
Edited again to add: I bet the princess seam piece could be used to add that s-shape curve across belly and back that the pattern is lacking, plus hold the phone pocket.
And when I make it in a floofy fabric maybe I can use a light stretch woven for the pocket?
