tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post17729524438685719..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Men's Shirt Sew-Along 15 -- Addressing FIT: The Sloping ShoulderPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-40106392940446429052013-12-01T18:14:14.858-05:002013-12-01T18:14:14.858-05:00Try looking for a person who can make a shirt usin...Try looking for a person who can make a shirt using the adjustments for a forward shoulder which would mean that the top of the sleeve needs to be rotated forward to make the ease equal. Good luck.<br />Janakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302842850025648640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60421116970768280872013-03-02T07:34:23.233-05:002013-03-02T07:34:23.233-05:00I've finally worked out why i can't find a...I've finally worked out why i can't find a shirt that fits me, or any kind of jacket - my arms are further forward than "normal". Shirts are always tight across my back and loose across the chest. Any suggestions on best way to adjust a pattern to move the arms forward?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096856178489156954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9387776288974748952011-02-17T13:47:08.511-05:002011-02-17T13:47:08.511-05:00Great, Andrea. Welcome aboard!Great, Andrea. Welcome aboard!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-69035276341425295072011-02-17T12:50:53.932-05:002011-02-17T12:50:53.932-05:00My husband and I are going to brave this sew-along...My husband and I are going to brave this sew-along sometime in the next few weeks! I am excited, we are both trying to learn to sew!<br /><br />http://lovedredays.blogspot.com/Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361560477203027949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-12867706495268803062011-02-17T09:40:45.667-05:002011-02-17T09:40:45.667-05:00Peter, please consider hosting a men's jeans s...Peter, please consider hosting a men's jeans sew-along later this year. You are an amazing teacher, and I have learned so much from the conversations here and on flickr. Plus, the jeans you've sewn in the past look great!etherealprhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277541628523610819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-32776295692379599822011-02-17T06:20:52.040-05:002011-02-17T06:20:52.040-05:00That's a really useful tip. I always make a na...That's a really useful tip. I always make a narrow and sloping shoulder adjustment. (The two interact in fact.) But, by luck I guess, so far I haven't done one on a shirt with a yoke. But I have a pattern with a yoke in the queue so I will fit it there if needed. Thanks.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170406331272601890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-53691142972773558592011-02-16T21:55:35.106-05:002011-02-16T21:55:35.106-05:00I remember years ago, seeing Kenneth King on Sandr...I remember years ago, seeing Kenneth King on Sandra Betzina's TV show, and one thing he said stuck in my mind. He basically said what you wrote here, which is that you only need to pinch out the wrinkles where needed, and then add back length or width where needed to compensate for what you took out. And I remember him saying something like, "It doesn't seem like it should be that simple, but it really is." <br /><br />I learned a lot from working through the FFRP book, but I don't consider it a great fitting method. I think they make things more complicated than they need to be. Or at least it seems more complicated than what I've learned to do after learning basic pattern drafting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63516262688251332092011-02-16T17:39:16.143-05:002011-02-16T17:39:16.143-05:00Thank you Peter and Kenneth!!! This is helpful in ...Thank you Peter and Kenneth!!! This is helpful in so many ways for both men and women. I can't wait to get my next Theads issue, it's always a few weeks behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63563411425689772432011-02-16T17:08:50.646-05:002011-02-16T17:08:50.646-05:00Nice try, Peter. ;-)
Nathalie - my clothes look h...Nice try, Peter. ;-)<br /><br />Nathalie - my clothes look horrible on a hanger. Yep, that's the exact reason - we're not the hangers the RTW makers design for.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52649777564827943682011-02-16T16:40:57.276-05:002011-02-16T16:40:57.276-05:00That's why I just throw all my clothes in a pi...That's why I just throw all my clothes in a pile. ;)Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-48467778594713984322011-02-16T15:51:54.091-05:002011-02-16T15:51:54.091-05:00Thank you Peter and thank you Debbie.
I'm afra...Thank you Peter and thank you Debbie.<br />I'm afraid my brain does not compute when it comes to spatial awareness but I do think I've got it now... <br /><br />Interesting what you say about the RTW hanger effect. I'm always appalled at how terrible the dresses I make look on the hanger yet manage to fit me so much better than shop stuff! Now I know why...Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21220862326344587312011-02-16T14:34:14.456-05:002011-02-16T14:34:14.456-05:00Exactly, Debbie. Well explained.Exactly, Debbie. Well explained.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-14336029893287996922011-02-16T14:33:21.413-05:002011-02-16T14:33:21.413-05:00Nathalie, I think you're picturing how the shi...Nathalie, I think you're picturing how the shirt pattern would look on someone who fit it perfectly. But it doesn't, so minor compensations must be made.<br /><br />All the alterations we're making should result in the shirt looking balanced and well-fit on ME. I'm the one with the droops on whose body the shirt doesn't sit straight! ;)<br /><br />We're adjusting this pattern to my various curves and unevenness, which aren't factored in the original pattern (which is based on someone with the ideal measurements).Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63175153759288839042011-02-16T14:33:07.510-05:002011-02-16T14:33:07.510-05:00Nathalie,
"but won't it also make the b...Nathalie, <br /><br />"but won't it also make the bottom bit droop at the sides and no longer sit in straight line across the back? "<br /><br />Laying flat or on a hanger, yes. But on Peter's body, no. The only visual change that will occur while he's wearing it, is the extra folds of fabric will be gone. <br /><br />The "hanger appeal" is one reason why RTW fits so badly. Many shoppers wouldn't even try on something that hangs crooked on a hanger, even if it would actually hang beautifully (and straight) on their particular body. Manufacturers strive for hanger appeal - so that the item is picked up and then bought, esp. since most customers don't know good fit from bad. If they can button it, zip it, or pull it past their hips, they're sold.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-32320558316316224112011-02-16T14:28:42.434-05:002011-02-16T14:28:42.434-05:00Wow, a personal fitting by Kenneth King--the heart...Wow, a personal fitting by Kenneth King--the heart positively palpitates at the glamorousness of it all!Hoosiermamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59201075530065175472011-02-16T14:07:03.940-05:002011-02-16T14:07:03.940-05:00Thanks Peter, but the thing I'm not getting is...Thanks Peter, but the thing I'm not getting is that if you remove fabric from just beneath the yoke, it'll pull the yoke down at the shoulders, but won't it also make the bottom bit droop at the sides and no longer sit in straight line across the back?Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-28725154756284328402011-02-16T13:40:18.149-05:002011-02-16T13:40:18.149-05:00Or think of it this way: if you put a big shoulder...Or think of it this way: if you put a big shoulder pad on my shoulder that crease would disappear. Without a shoulder pad the yoke still lies flat on my shoulder, but the extra fabric that appears beneath the yoke is causing a crease.<br /><br />In theory, one COULD make the change by narrowing the yoke, but we want the shape of the yoke to remain constant.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58873783293421581422011-02-16T13:36:04.200-05:002011-02-16T13:36:04.200-05:00Natalie, maybe this will help:
The slightly round...Natalie, maybe this will help:<br /><br />The slightly rounded, sloping curve in the photo of the back (the pic with the number 5) removes much of the extra fabric that now was creating a big crease. It's in the seamline between the back and the yoke. The yoke stays intact, but it has the effect of lowering the shoulder slightly.<br /><br />Since that seamline was brought down, so too much the armhole on the pattern.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76360297975929226182011-02-16T13:18:23.914-05:002011-02-16T13:18:23.914-05:00Debbie,
You are absolutely right... I thought it w...Debbie,<br />You are absolutely right... I thought it was a full back piece (i.e. without a yoke). I was clearly too engaged with trying to understand what was going on to actually look at the picture properly! Ok, now I really don't understand how it works... I mean I get the theory, but doesn't that just make the yoke look all wonky?Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-36730419697055942402011-02-16T12:19:34.857-05:002011-02-16T12:19:34.857-05:00I love that photo :-) And thanks for the details o...I love that photo :-) And thanks for the details on that alteration. Sometimes I find Kenneth's instructions to be scary for the detail, but this somehow demystifies...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-47293450083543238352011-02-16T12:12:25.625-05:002011-02-16T12:12:25.625-05:00Nathalie,
Peter didn't do anything at all to...Nathalie, <br /><br />Peter didn't do anything at all to the yoke piece. All of his alterations were to the torso (back) piece.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13759924363098037862011-02-16T12:06:42.991-05:002011-02-16T12:06:42.991-05:00Oh man, you got fitted by/hung out with Kenneth Ki...Oh man, you got fitted by/hung out with Kenneth King? Now I'm really jealous. The man is brilliant.<br /><br />I so wish he'd been at FIT when I was there several years ago. I've always been a fan.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303921118797999599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88333763279511232682011-02-16T11:53:23.758-05:002011-02-16T11:53:23.758-05:00Its usually an issue of shoulder width and back wa...Its usually an issue of shoulder width and back waist length I think. I love Kenneth King2tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187033742910669508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-36790020396684978092011-02-16T11:35:15.105-05:002011-02-16T11:35:15.105-05:00Really very interesting and useful. I've had t...Really very interesting and useful. I've had to re-read your post a few times but I think I've got my head around the explanations! So if my understanding is correct, with a yoked back like the top one, you raise/drop the shoulder seam on the yoke, but leave the bottom seamline of the yoke untouched. You also leave the seamline that connects the back to the yoke untouched, but you raise/drop the armscythe line on the back piece and lengthen/ shorten the bottom if necessary... Did I understand that correctly?Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570545194570856281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-40096047454736423362011-02-16T11:22:28.095-05:002011-02-16T11:22:28.095-05:00You and Kenneth King thrifting together? How aweso...You and Kenneth King thrifting together? How awesome is that?<br /><br />I'll be interested to see how your one-sided shoulder alteration works out, since in my linear brain a shoulder is a front and back deal. But maybe the yoke makes up for it and in a non-yoked shirt you would have the wrinkles both front and back? I don't know. I'm tired and my brain isn't fully engaged. Carry on. ;-)Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.com