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Jacket for DSIL - Progress & Problems

Hi all,

I just wanted to share my success with you: The jacket for my DSIL is nearly completed. I basted in the sleeves and had serious doubts about their cut (see last paragraph in 'More about my new toy'), but yesterday I went to see her for a fitting and she doesn't mind that they are a little gathered. It looks really good on her, nice and feminine (on me it looked like something taken from a rural Bavarian second-hand clothes shop). I guess it's because her shoulders are not as wide as mine so the gathered bit is a little down the upper arm and not right on the shoulder point.

Since the sleeves are rather long, I suggested that we turn the cuffs back. So, to keep the seam allowance invisible, I folded a the sleeve about 3 cm inwards, then folded the entire thing out and up (I hope I could convey my idea, I'm a little bit at a loss for words here). Now the edge of the fabric will come out directly where the sleeve touches the hand. My problem: Should I get some kind of binding to hide it, should I leave it just as it is, or should I fold it inwards a little. Nothing seems the ideal solution for this problem. Help me with your brainpower, please!

U.

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Ursula Schrader
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I think I'd bind it... Satin bias tape to match the fabric?

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Kate XXXXXX

Uh, well, I thought of that, but I think it wouldn't look to good. It occurred to me that I could cut off the excess fabric and sew it on with the seam allowance on the other side (or use what's left of the fabric for this purpose). Then fold it upwards twice and fix with mumble-mumble invisible stitch (open for suggestions). The allowance of the seam to join both parts would be on the outside but would disappear under the cuff. What do you think?

U.

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Ursula Schrader

All of us understand that you folks have been awake and going about 6 hours before dawn even begins on this side of the pond. I was reading about trying on the jacket "(on me it looked like something taken from a rural Bavarian second-hand clothes shop) " and really laughed loud. This before I'd had more that a sip of coffee. I recognize the look. My closet has an azalea pink and black floral silk jacket. I never wear it. It makes me look like the sofa in Great Aunt Hortense's front parlor. All I'd need to complete the look would be a lampshade with beaded fringe. Polly

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Polly Esther

Sounds good to me! :)

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Kate XXXXXX

A friend is having an 18th C panniered gown made. She refers to it as her 'sofa', after a remark James once made... He saw this (really ugly!) gown in one of my V&A costume books and said, Mummy, why is that lay wearing a sofa? He was about 6 at the time...

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Kate XXXXXX

That is nearly as good as his comment about the cold people :-)

Lizzy

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Lizzy Taylor

thank you for the laugh Polly!

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betsey

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And there goes another couple of keyboards... Sorry. ;-)

I can imagine so clearly... I wish I could draw that.

U.

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Ursula Schrader

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