In an attempt to avoid finishing the pink shirt dress (because, you know... it's not quite perfect), I started working on a muslin mock-up of a tapered skirt.
I've been wearing my skirts straight, without a slit at the hem. It affords plenty of room to walk comfortably but sometimes I wonder if the straight side seams make me look a bit dowdy. So it was time to experiment.
I printed out a simple tapered skirt from PMB and cut it out in plain muslin. I like the back darts the way they are. The front dart needs to be narrower or I might just omit it completely and ease the front to the waistband. I narrowed the skirt somewhat to better follow the curve of my hips.
But the really weird thing is the side seam. It needed some serious moving. And look at the result: just about all of the taper comes out of the back piece. I had to "un-taper" the front and taper the back piece more by the same amount.
The side seams on both front and back have the same curve but their position in relation to the fabric grain is not the same. I wonder how that would work with a plaid. Not that I wear plaid, I'm just curious.
Anybody else have this issue?
4 comments:
I am not sure if I understand your question right. I can see that the back part ist longer than the front - but the side seams have to be the equal lenght. So if you mark the pattern from the bottom up for a plaid, that should work....
Greets,
Steffi
Alexandra .- I assume that the pattern of her skirt has this way in relation to their own figure (you). You have a type less belly and a more prominent rear, the shape of the pattern here. Is OK. If you want to cut on a plaid fabric, which should only take into account is that the drawings match at the side seams and away you go. Happy sewing, and see you soon. Paco
I'm sorry I can't provide a constructive solution to your dilemma since I'm just a crazy sock knitter, but I'm interested to see what others will provide :)
I agree with Paco but if the grain is different it won't be easy to macth the plaid on the side seams. I would pick a solid for this pattern.
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