kerian
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Post by kerian on Sept 24, 2006 19:55:38 GMT -5
OK...feeling a little stupid now...lol. Am using a 4450 simplicity pattern. Could anyone please tell me how the arms are supposed to attach to this thing...its my first time doing anything with a pattern and I have no idea where it connects together... PLEASE HELP Me...lol....sorry.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 24, 2006 21:55:46 GMT -5
Not stupid... you should see my sister and I get 2 dimentionally challenged! It's funny!
There are inverted notches... like little triangles or tags that stick off the sides of the pattern in places. By matching up these tags, that's how you figure out how the thing is supposed to fit together. One piece won't neccessarily fit exactly to another... there are curves and stuff that are formed, seemingly from ill fitting pieces, when you finally sew the thing together.
Just try to match up those tags. Pin it together first and you'll see what I mean.
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Post by kerian on Sept 24, 2006 22:44:42 GMT -5
two dimensionally challenged is an understatement for me...I am looking at it and still don't see..I see the arrows but just cant see how they line up...will try again tommorow I guess. Thanks for the info though.
OK..now I am really having to question my self...could it be that I am having issues with it because I didnt cut enough pieces...it gives a clock front and a clock back but doesn't say how many to cut out...I only did one of each.
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Post by Granny-Wan on Sept 25, 2006 0:07:56 GMT -5
You need two of each piece. The two back pieces are then sewn together up the middle to make one large piece. The two front pieces stay seperate, so that you have a left and a right. You have to sew the shoulder seams before you attach the sleeves. This means attaching the back (now one piece since you seamed it up) to the fronts. THEN, the sleeve attaches to the robe.
Don't you have the instructions? They aren't the greatest, but they do cover the basic construction. Read through the construction of the Tunic before starting the robe. The little diagrams aren't much help, though.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 25, 2006 1:02:25 GMT -5
Usually it's printed somewhere on the pattern how many pieces you need... like on the sleeve it will say "cut 2", etc. I never used that particular pattern, but they all have standard markings that speak the same language--- sewing code.  |
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Post by Granny-Wan on Sept 25, 2006 13:46:55 GMT -5
I just finished my tunic from that pattern, and a lot of the construction is the same, so I can try to help. I just started cutting out my robe... those big pieces are a pain to work with! And my fabric is only 50" wide, not 60" - big problem! |
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Post by Ldi-Ovef Te_Azi on Sept 26, 2006 15:47:15 GMT -5
an easy way is to fold the sleeve in half like it was draping over your arm and then line that up with the shoulder seam.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 26, 2006 16:31:41 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the way I do it when I'm not using a store bought pattern.
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