tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post262851106869718868..comments2023-10-14T10:52:35.183-04:00Comments on Clio & Phineas: Frankendress #3: Top Fitting Issues/What Should I do? Cliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-77624855033127001722014-10-03T10:39:06.462-04:002014-10-03T10:39:06.462-04:00You know, I bet this is related to the weird sew-t...You know, I bet this is related to the weird sew-the-crotch-seam-higher-to-give-more-body-space adjustment! More distance between bust point and armscye, right?Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-54823118644804090092014-09-29T08:22:11.222-04:002014-09-29T08:22:11.222-04:00Keep the top half for a post baby figure and add a...Keep the top half for a post baby figure and add a plain black bottom. Enjoy the skirt as a skirt or add a different top.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-36539549062599305432014-09-25T14:15:46.738-04:002014-09-25T14:15:46.738-04:00But not unwelcome! You are absolutely correct - te...But not unwelcome! You are absolutely correct - tea also inhibits iron absorption. Luckily for my vitamins but unfortunately for my morning alertness, heartburn has eliminated coffee and tea from my diet. My first morning without coffee, I got off the elevator at the wrong floor and didn't realize until I was half way down the hall, that my office was not on that floor. Most embarrassing, the security/front desk person saw me do this and later commented that I looked like I was having a rough morning. LOLCliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-78483816068618016302014-09-25T13:17:10.636-04:002014-09-25T13:17:10.636-04:00Unsolicited advice to follow:
Keep in mind that dr...Unsolicited advice to follow:<br />Keep in mind that drinking tea or coffee can inhibit the absorption of some vitamins, such as Vitamin E, into the body. Generally, you need an hour-long wait between taking the vitamins and drinking the beverage.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-10939974709421932662014-09-25T13:11:24.715-04:002014-09-25T13:11:24.715-04:00My midwife has me on more vitamins than I've e...My midwife has me on more vitamins than I've ever taken in my life! Vitamin C is also good for making sure your water doesn't break too soon. So, yeah.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-78635359229452550452014-09-25T12:11:53.146-04:002014-09-25T12:11:53.146-04:00It may not hit until late, and you may not be very...It may not hit until late, and you may not be very exhausted. That little alien growing inside you can use up a lot of your physical resources! Be sure to take lots of calcium and vitamin C together, as babies will leach the minerals right out of your bones. Also while nursing, because ditto.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-71507060230184403262014-09-23T11:14:53.916-04:002014-09-23T11:14:53.916-04:00It's a thought, but I just don't know if I...It's a thought, but I just don't know if I'll be able to make myself ok with a seam in an unintended place. Although making it a design feature would be a good way to go...Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-74043895617837061042014-09-23T11:13:23.491-04:002014-09-23T11:13:23.491-04:00It was a very well punctuated long sentence! ;-)It was a very well punctuated long sentence! ;-)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-62656628941415692022014-09-23T11:12:52.710-04:002014-09-23T11:12:52.710-04:00Yeah, I keep waiting for the exhausted phase to b...Yeah, I keep waiting for the exhausted phase to begin! Fingers crossed that I have a few more weeks of feeling pretty normal...Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-19149685158814437592014-09-23T11:12:05.258-04:002014-09-23T11:12:05.258-04:00It may. I think I might baste the top and bottom ...It may. I think I might baste the top and bottom together just to check. If it seems ok, then I may add the sleeves. Maybe....Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-23184801330056959772014-09-23T11:11:01.247-04:002014-09-23T11:11:01.247-04:00FBA lesson learned! Pre-pregnancy I could get awa...FBA lesson learned! Pre-pregnancy I could get away without one in knits. Not so anymore!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-63937148145747505992014-09-22T18:37:33.163-04:002014-09-22T18:37:33.163-04:00Ditch the top and enjoy the skirt is my advice. Yo...Ditch the top and enjoy the skirt is my advice. You are not yet into the "I'm exhausted all the time" phase of pregnancy, but it is not far away. Save your energy for other tasks.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-65452470493990836632014-09-22T18:30:23.505-04:002014-09-22T18:30:23.505-04:00You know what - you're right. The seam will fa...You know what - you're right. The seam will fall at the midline of the bust (sorry, my brain was obviously not working). Kill it.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-5067298315773558752014-09-22T18:00:58.928-04:002014-09-22T18:00:58.928-04:00Can you make a diagonal cut from the top third of ...Can you make a diagonal cut from the top third of the armscye to just below the v-neck, then recut the bottom part, making it longer? If you did that and added some type of emphasis to that seam (black piping?) it would look like a doubled up v-neck. You can just add a band in the back to make up for the difference in length from front to back.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-49347442727613722672014-09-22T16:06:51.952-04:002014-09-22T16:06:51.952-04:00Gahh! Bummer! This might not be helpful at all, bu...Gahh! Bummer! This might not be helpful at all, but... are you sure the weight of the skirt won't pull the bodice down enough that adding a wider midriff band would work? Adding V8633 sleeves at your favorite length would solve the new armscye issue. If any of it gets hateful, I support option #1!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-85350409648866541722014-09-22T14:42:55.664-04:002014-09-22T14:42:55.664-04:00Actually it would make it look more like the origi...Actually it would make it look more like the original garment, which has a band that I omitted because I'm using a high-waisted skirt. The problem is where the seam will fall. I just can't tolerate a bust seam that falls on the boobs (above the bra band). It just looks like the bust is being cut in two. So, I would have to play around with raising the shoulder back to where it started and seeing if I have enough length to reach the bra band + seam allowance... <br /><br /><br />The higher armscye - that is such an odd thing! I had no idea it's an FBA issue. I normally do a small FBA on wovens and often have to play around with the armscye. But I hadn't connected the two as being related for some reason.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-63558765407208756022014-09-22T14:23:56.924-04:002014-09-22T14:23:56.924-04:00I do realize that this would be a band above a ban...I do realize that this would be a band above a band so it would be busy in an area that probably doesn't need to be any more highlighted than it already is :-)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-8524736894656651492014-09-22T14:21:43.055-04:002014-09-22T14:21:43.055-04:00The only way this would work (as far as I can tell...The only way this would work (as far as I can tell) would be to add a band below the raw edge. Effectively, you'd lengthen the bodice with extra fabric as a design feature. I don't know what impacts it would have on the darts. You might have to open the darts and re-dart all in one go with the extra fabric you've sewn on. <br /><br /><br />I suspect, however, you should just walk away. When your boobs get larger, you generally need to cut the armscye higher - it's a strange element of boob-meets-armscye engineering. Since you've already got issues with the gaping there, I don't think there's much you can do to fix it.<br /><br /><br />I tried to FBA this dress when I was new to sewing and it was a freakin' disaster. Of course, that's probably because I was new to the concept and standard FBAs never work for me given my narrow frame and projected breasts.<br /><br /><br />Wish I could give you more optimistic news. <br /><br /><br />PS: If you recut the top, did a small FBA - with lots o length, raised the armscye (generally what happens with an FBA) and banded the armscyes, you might be able to get a working version without having to worry too much about facing. Just seam everything down in that v neck.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-5157625760095794402014-09-22T11:28:00.415-04:002014-09-22T11:28:00.415-04:00That's a hard problem, sorry. Seam lines acros...That's a hard problem, sorry. Seam lines across the bust are so unflattering, so you can't just add to the bottom. What if you added a seam line above the bust, then chopped if off there and recut the bottom half longer? That would at least save some of your hard work on the neckline. Or just put it in a drawer and save to the top half for post-pregnancy. It's a very pretty fabric!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.com