Lower the sleeve cap curve. If you look at the garment in the flat
I'll bet the sleeves naturally lay pointed straight down. Rotate the
sleeve up until you get the motion/position you want. keeping the
armhole opening as small as possible will help with that too.
alex
From: Dawn [EMAIL
Dawn--
You can put a gusset under the arms. That would help a lot.
Monica
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Subject: [h-cost] general fitting questions
I made up Vogue 7733 to
I have encountered several similar problems and found out a good solution which
I very frequently use when I want a tight-fitting sleeve but a good range of
motion without too much bulk under the arm, which would be produced by a very
shallow sleeve head used in medieval and some later periods.
It looks to me as though the pattern illustration shows the neckline
sitting higher on the shoulder, so the shoulder seam actually falls
atop the shoulder (and the neckline is somewhat squarer in
appearance). If you put the shoulder seam just on your shoulder,
would that give you any
Seems to me like the problem is that this doesn't fit you as it should,
judging from the Vogue pic. It's not supposed to be off the shoulder.
Looks like your neckline is way too wide and that makes your armscye
fall down. I don't think you can do anything at this point to correct
it.
Dawn wrote:
I am going to go with the gusset idea, as it will allow me to salvage
this piece (even if I could find more of the silk fabric, it was $35 a
yard) as I hate the idea of wasting what's gone into it so far. When I
make this again, and I'm sure I will, I will be making more
