Week Nine: Sample Review

Each of the garments needed further resolving and Gillian was extremely helpful...

TIGHTS:

Fit- The fit of the tights through the leg was great, the style lines ran where i wanted them to.  The fit at the waist was not great.  My pattern i used as a block gathers into a covered elastic waistband.  I don't particularly like the look of it- i want a clean finish instead.  Gillian suggested two options:
1. Gather down the CF seam to (a) create a better fit around the waist, (b) drop the waist height and (c) repeat gather in the jackect
2. Modify the pattern to drop the waistline and create more fit by altering front and back seams and use an elsticated binding.

Sewing- We decided against twin needle topstitching a border to the mesh panels.  While it would hold the seams away from the mesh, there was not real way follow the curves accurately using the machine we have.  It was also decided that the CB seam on two of the panels were to be eliminated by cutting on the fold.  The multiple seams on a curved panel were difficult to line up
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LEOTARD:

FIT: The fit of the garment was good.  The fit on the sleeve was a bit looser than i had expected but that makes it more UV resistant anyway.  The leg hole line was more flattering on a real human (me) than on the dummy but Gillian was happy with it.

SEWING: Neckline and armholes ro be finished with binding.  The side panels have a sharp corner turn that was difficult to sew flat and cleanly using an overlocker.  To eliminate the problem the verticle styleline was lengthened to the leg line - creating a side panel under the mesh side panel.  It would also mean another panel on which i can use my printed fabric.

VEST:

FIT:  The armholes were way too saggy.  I had twin needle topstitched them.  Gillian suggested binding them to draw them up closer to the body.  The other main fit concern was the overlay at the back.  When I sewed up the hem the mahines, due to the extra layers of folded fabric, caused the hemline to stretch and buckle.  You can see it in this photo:

Gillian suggested binding to fix the problem.  I also thought lining the hood would also make it look a lot better.  Seeing the seam in the hood i think cheapens it.