I am not Phae and I have never played her on television, but I downloaded the demo -- very interesting, even though it uses the hated Adobe Reader a lot. I have searched for a pattern for a "model's coat" for years - they used to be quite common, but have seemingly vanished from the face of the earth. From what I have seen so far, I think I could make a pattern from PMB. Another, unrelated, question that crossed my feeble mind is, what about patterns for knits? I don't see that mentioned, but I have not exhausted the demo yet, either.
Pogonip wrote: I have searched for a pattern for a "model's coat"
If by "model's coat" you mean what some others call "coffee coat" and which is what I put on over my nightgown in the mornings, yes, it would be very easy. I just did it, went into "blouses", selected yoked, front closure, short sleeve, no collar and 38" length. If I wanted this in real, I would also give it as much ease as possible, print it out and make it up without sewing any of the darts. ( Not that I am about to, considering places like Sears and Target sell those babies for about $10 or $15 on sale.)
Another, unrelated, question that
These seem to be contained in another program, "Curves", which I have not bought yet because the only knits I wear these days are tops and I have two perfectly serviceable patterns for them. I understand that those who make swimsuits, lingerie, action wear etc. find this one invaluable.
Thanks. That's all good to know. Years ago I had a model's coat in a Dan River plaid (anyone remember that?) that was great to put on over a nightie, yet if I wore it outside, looked like a dress. The ones I see for $10 or $15 are clearly housecoat types.
I have a couple of Kwik-Sew books that I love and use for knits, but since the program is 20 times more expensive, I thought I'd like to know if it included knits.
Just think how many patterns and designs you can store on a computer... And if you change size, all you do is tell the pooter the new measurements and you can make the same outfit again either bigger or smaller, no problem!
The Microline 591 24-pin printer the bike club bought for me to print reproduction copies of the Bikeabout on will print on continuous paper
-- if you can find it -- and it will take pinfeed paper up to fifteen inches wide. I used to put ledger paper -- 11" x 17" -- into it sideways.
No, that was the daisy wheel that preceded it. This one came with software that would print landscape, so I never needed to print sideways. Just measured: the input slot in back is 17" wide and the platen is 16.5" wide, so you could push the width of the paper a little beyond the standard 15".
I've been using my package of ledger paper to support my keyboard for the last six years (I really *must* get around to cruising furniture shops with tape measure in hand) and nowadays about all I print on my own printer is receipts from fabric.com, so I'm a little fuzzy on how to get oversized paper in there.
But you really need pinfeed; I used to use continuous paper on my typewriter so my thoughts wouldn't be interrupted at the end of the sheet, and it had to be straightened every few pages because you never get the paper in *exactly* straight. On the other hand, it would probably stay lined up long enough to print out pattern pieces one at a time, and crooked margins don't matter when you're going to cut them off anyway.
Next question, is there a paper-release lever somewhere on the printer so I could straighten the paper without taking it out of the machine? Nope. Only option is to tear off the piece just printed and push "park". On the other hand, it does have a straightedge to tear off against.
I think I could use this with newsprint. Might have to have DH saw the roll into 15" segments, though! On the other hand, there is already a pair of "standards" on the wall behind the printer I could use to hold the paper. I'd have to notch the brackets to keep the broomstick from rolling off them when the paper is pulled. (Query: does Ace still sell shelf brackets to fit my standards? Seems to me that the last time I bought some, I had to take a color that didn't match those already in place.) (ayup, the brackets supporting my roll of graph paper are white; all the others are woodgrain.)
What? Only 3 or 4 grand? ;) I meant other than a plotter. The cost of inkjet printers has really come down. Even a two foot paper width on a continuous roll would work for most patterns. Combined with the cost of the software and part of the cost of the computer, you'd have to be able to amortize the expense over a reasonable period of time.
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