fitting help (man's shirt)

I think a "little bump" would be an indication of too much fabric. If you "pinch" out that bump does it fit better? Try cutting the neckline a smidge (that's more than 1/16" but less than 1/4") lower at

Beverly

On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 15:40:14 -0400, BEI Design wrote (in message ):

Ah! of course! I knew my muddled mind was overlooking something. I thought downwards and side to side but not upwards. I do thinkg a neckline adjustment will do it.

Hey Nann, have you thought of patenting or otherwise distributing this pattern?? I can think of several clergy in this diocese who could surely use something like that!!!

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Great, do let us know how it works out.

Beverly

Dear Nann,

I don't think that bump is a fitting or drafting problem. It sounds as though perhaps the top button is in the wrong place, or the buttons were sewn on too tightly. That can cause puzzling problems.

Teri

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 21:19:59 -0400, Olwyn Mary wrote (in message ):

hmmm, now there's a thought. The only problem is the only male I've sewn for much is my husband and this pattern is currently fitted to his rounded shoulders and tummy and his height........ Were I to try marketing the pattern, I'd probably need to pair up with someone who knows more about "ordinary" men's sizing.

Uh, Uh. I was thinking of all the round shouldered rotund tummied clergy around here (and in other dioceses in which I have lived).

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:44:03 -0400, Olwyn Mary wrote (in message ):

Ah, I see now. I'd be happy to send out a copy of the one that's made up to anyone who can use an 18/35 pattern with tummy room! Only the short sleeves are tested thus far though, not yet the long sleeves. I have a soft spot for your part of the country, too. Most of my kin have lived in Louisiana for years, mostly the southeastern part. We go back generations there on my dad's side. My parents met at LSU long, long ago.

He wore the red clerical shirt I just made him again today for a clergy wedding we went to (he's a bit unique.....) and I fiddled more and decided the problem is in actually twofold - I need both a smidgen more width in the first few inches of the upper front as well as needing the neck dropped a smidgen lower. It figures that after almost 17 years of living with me, the DH had realized that it wasn't quite perfect at the top of the placket. I've trained him too well in the field of custom made shirts.......

Back to drafting a banner pattern. Anyone have tips for working with a cat in the house? We were adopted by one recently - a real sweetheart who won over two life-long dog people but he just does slow down every project I work on!

Ah, yes. The quilt inspector. I do best if I can find something for my cats to do. Something that interests them more than what I am doing. That can be a challenge. Mine are fond of eating. A special treat is to be allowed into the basement - then they are busy for quite a while. I hope you find something to occupy yours. Cats have been enriching my life for a very long time.

On the topic of cats (very off-topic, I know) I saw this today and it's a kick!

Hilarious! "When the bear climbed down, the cat chased it up another nearby tree."

Beverly

That's a 500 pound cat in a 15 pound body. LOL!

Smurgle fleece, aka polar fleece. Works with many, but not all, felonious felines. Tends to encourage napping elsewhere.

Kay, who is still hunting the edgestitching foot her youngest felonious feline dug out of the accessory box.

DH and I used to have one of those. One night while we were asleep in our tent in the Smokies back in the 60s, cat slipped her figure-8 harness and took after a bear. Someone's large dog joined the chase and the entire campground was awakened by the ruckus. Hard to get back to sleep after that!

Jean

Was the dog chasing the cat or the bear?

Cats are such fascinating creatures but, alas, I am so allergic to them. :( My son's former piano teacher had a pair of cats that liked to jump into the piano and walk on the strings while he was playing during his lessons! And then there was Toonces the Driving Cat....... and Kliban's cats with their tennis shoes and walking their pet dogs on leashes..... heh.

Phae

In all likelihood, you are allergic to cat dander. There are some cats with low to no dander that you could probably tolerate. The problem is in finding them. It's not a breed-specific trait. It may not be a priority to you to find such a beastie, but a good test is to put the cat on a sheet and vigorously rub the fur the "wrong" way to see what falls out. If you find a cat you like with low dander, having a friend or relative brush the cat once a week helps keep the dander down.

Claude!

Joy Beeson

Exercise him until he refuses to chase the string any longer

-- and then lock him in the cellar.

Joy Beeson

The bear?