I love this book on Tailoring. I think its THE perfect supplement for making a tailored jacket at home. I was reading it through again to refresh my prepping steps for making my coat. I have my pattern cut and dry pressed and am ready to tackle a muslin, but first the book recommends a…
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For my playdate dress I muslined the bodice of the Lonsdale dress only. Notwithstanding the rather huge discussion of muslin making around the interwebs and the pros and cons and such of the practice, here at A Fashionable Stitch, you’ll see muslins. I cut a size 8. To give you an idea, I have a…
I felt this was an interesting muslin because it incorporated not only a blouse, but shorts as well. What’s more, this romper isn’t supposed to fit like overalls, which would have been rather easy to fit. No, this romper is supposed to be fitted. After getting the muslin made up, I noticed that this particular…
If this is your first time making a muslin, its a good practice to get into. After you’ve made the flat pattern adjustments, we need to test the pattern to make sure it fits. And that’s what muslins are, a test, a practice run. They don’t just test fit either. Muslins test out the pattern,…
I’ve been a little starry eyed about shift dresses lately. Probably because, as you know, I have seen several by now. I decided to save one for myself to try out. Enter the Vogue Valentino. I’ve been doing a fair amount of research on the shift dress too. Apparently, the shift dress was so christened…