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Sarah Jane Meister
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« on: April 19, 2012, 06:35:56 AM » |
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Okay I searched but couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for so I thought I'd start a new thread to ask here.
Is it okay to put front darts in a sacque for the sacque/petti outfit?
In some of the past threads I've read, it has been said that a sacque can be like a loosely fitted bascque bodice so I'm *assuming* darts would be okay, as long as the fit is still loose. But I know that assumptions can be wrong.
The reason I'm asking is because yesterday I made a mock up of my sacque and although it fit pretty good, I wanted to add a little more width across the bust area. I slashed and spread the pattern and now the bust fits really well but there is extra width in the hem at the front because of the slashing/spreading. This creates a wavy hem at the front - it doesn't lie smooth and it just LOOKS like the extra flappy bits of fabric at the hem are begging to be darted smoothly in. This wouldn't make it fitted to my body at all, it would just smooth out the hemline of the sacque so it lies evenly against the skirt instead of having a wavy hem. I would probably do one dart on each side of the front, from the hem to the bustline, to take in the extra fabric that was put in when I slashed and spread the pattern.
I'm at the point in my construction now where I need to know if this is okay to do or not. Thanks for any help!
Sarah
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Carolann Schmitt
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« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 10:12:29 AM » |
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Dart away! They're appropriate for this style.  Carolann |
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Sarah Jane Meister
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« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 01:27:43 PM » |
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Yay!  Hopefully I can this thing finished up within the next few days! Thanks! Sarah |
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Sarah Jane Meister
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 05:44:57 AM » |
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I finished the sacque this weekend. Thanks so much for all the help and suggestions as I thought this through and sewed it up!  I have a few more pics of the whole thing/details on my blog. I don't think I like this style as much as I do a regular dress, or a wrapper, but it definitely will be comfortable to wear this summer before the baby gets here. Sarah |
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 05:56:33 AM » |
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It's beautiful, Sarah!
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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 10:09:17 AM » |
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You look great, Sarah.
Excellent design choices: between the sleeves, the trim. and your necktie it would be very difficult to tell what's really going on with you physically unless one was "in the know". [I hope that sounds like I mean it to!] Love the choice of brown with the purple.
Liz W.
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Simple yet complex...-Mark Baldridge, Art 101: The Principles of Design
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« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2012, 11:38:29 AM » |
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You look fabulous, Sarah! The ensemble is beautiful! What is the fabric?
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Sarah Jane Meister
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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 12:10:00 PM » |
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Thanks! The main fabric is the blue hydrangea striped lawn from FFC (although to me it looks more purple than blue) and the trim fabric is green semi sheer cotton woven in a check design.
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« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2012, 06:05:56 PM » |
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What did you do for the lining?
--Mel
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Sarah Jane Meister
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« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, 06:06:28 AM » |
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I used white cotton to flatline the bodice and to make an elbow length fitted lining for the sleeves. The fabric was really too thin to work well on its own for a garment like this, I think, so I went with white since my pettis are white and the shadowing of the white fabric would be consistent for top and bottom.
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« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 07:48:35 AM » |
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Sarah that is a WOW! Put a picture in the brag section. I always think of a Sacque as "frumpy" but yours is amazing and beautiful. Well done.
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« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 08:04:23 AM » |
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Sarah!!!! This is the first sacque I've ever seen that I've liked!!!! GREAT JOB. And really like the necktie. REALLY do. |
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2012, 05:44:03 AM » |
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VERY nice! (where's the "covet" smiley face?)
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