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 Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:01 am
There are lots of benefits to working at JoAnn.
This pattern practically fell into my lap!
----> Link here <----
The recommended fabrics are things like silks and brocades,
but JUST IMAGINE what you can do with that pattern
with the right cotton prints!
The skirt looks to be about the right length, too.
If it needs to be extended at all, it would only be by a few inches.
That, I think, would make this pattern way easier to work with
than something that needs to be altered more than that.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:45 pm
OH MY GOD. That is goregous.
I know its a costume pattern, but it IS a matter of fabric change 4laugh
I'll run out to JoAnn's right NOW *squeeee*
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:22 pm
I especially love that it includes a couple of headpieces
(not the standard lolita kind, but still pretty cool-looking),
a choker, and PETTICOATS aaaaahhh!!
eek
I actually haven't even bought it for myself yet. XD
I'm waiting for it to go on sale, I guess...
I did glance inside, though, and it looks like
all of the pattern pieces are large and easy to work with.
For some reason I didn't think to look at how they are to be placed on the fabric, however.
It always seems to me like whoever comes up with that part is an idiot
and wastes a ton of fabric with their poor pattern placement...
My point being; perhaps you do not need to purchase quite as much fabric
as the back of the envelope tells you to.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:26 pm
Magical Girl Yossy
I especially love that it includes a couple of headpieces
(not the standard lolita kind, but still pretty cool-looking),
a choker, and PETTICOATS aaaaahhh!!
eek
I actually haven't even bought it for myself yet. XD
I'm waiting for it to go on sale, I guess...
I did glance inside, though, and it looks like
all of the pattern pieces are large and easy to work with.
For some reason I didn't think to look at how they are to be placed on the fabric, however.
It always seems to me like whoever comes up with that part is an idiot
and wastes a ton of fabric with their poor pattern placement...
My point being; perhaps you do not need to purchase quite as much fabric
as the back of the envelope tells you to.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:44 pm
There is all of that to consider, to be sure,
but often I will see something placed like this...
...when you could easily take that tiny piece,
make it twice as wide (since you're not putting it on the fold any more),
and cut it out of only one layer after placing it like this:
I guess it's not the hugest deal in the world,
since crafty gals will find a use for those scraps and
make little matching bows out of them or something.
Maybe it's just me being a scrooge and hoarding money, lul.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:46 pm
That's really odd, then. Yes. Most of the patterns I've had recommend laying out the pieces much more closely to one another than that, especially for bodice pieces or sleeve parts.
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Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:02 pm
It's probably only one or two brands that are offenders,
but it feels like there are a lot of customers who show such placement
to me and ask "Now, isn't that just the silliest thing you ever did see?"
And I'm like ... "Yes."
Like I said, I'll have to double-check this particular pattern
to see if anything like that occurs... Simplicity rarely disappoints, though.
I meant to say this in the previous post,
but you are absolutely correct that the fabric side and bias
are super super important when making anything,
ESPECIALLY when you're tweaking pattern placement
like I do all the time lul.
So <3 Thanks for pointing that out for everybody.
I did a li'l bit more searching and found this,
where someone posted one of the completed dresses.
Looks pretty!! It makes me feel good about it even more.
Although the creator didn't have lolita in mind (thus the lack of petticoat).
I think it's pretty cool that someone in the comments mentioned lolita, though.
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:25 pm
xD I bought this pattern the last time you guys had a sale. (At Joann)
I haven't been able to use it yet -too many other projects going.
You're right though, Simplicity is notorious for telling you to purchase a bit more fabric than you'll actually need.
I usually make a small headdress or bows out of the excess though so it works out.
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:34 pm
...and suddenly my historical lolitas look less original. But how original would sticking two things together be, anyway.
Well, they don't have a lancheknenct. And I really like the way they handled the Tudor, it was giving me some trouble. This is really quite cool.
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:20 pm
I just wanted to mention that I bought this pattern recently, and am currently using it. I am very pleased with the bodice and the collar, it really made my life easier.
The skirt, however, I modified. I don't like the hem effect of using large rectangles in the skirt instead of wedges.
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:51 pm
oooh gorgeous!
very Rococo
i love it ^u^
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