Lorraine demonstrated how to lay the new crotch curve pattern piece over the e.g. McCalls pattern piece to see how different our own personal crotch curve is. She also demonstrated how to make the appropriate pattern adjustments.
These are great starting points for me as I hope to create my own "crotch curve" pattern this weekend.
Overall, it was a great class with a lot of valuable information. For me, it was helpful that I attempted to make pants over the Summer and could use that experience in class.
As for shopping at the Expo, I did managed to get over to the Vogue Fabrics booth. I found some wonderful remnants...mostly knits. I also found some French floral denim. I also bought some fancy lace trims. I picked up some pre-wound bobbins (black thread) at the Janome booth as I need to do some embroidery for DH. I will post pictures of the fabrics later.
So, I left the Expo and got stuck in the middle of rush hour traffic. No problem. I headed over to G-Street Fabrics (on the way home) to chat with some ladies.
Unfortunately, there are no pictures. Kat...Sorry. No photography allowed. I am sooo keenly aware of when to and not to take pictures now. Especially after I got my hand slapped for taking a picture at EMP in Seattle.
I am looking forward to this afternoon's class, Fitting Accomplished: Pants with Cynthia Guffey.
3 comments:
Okay, Susan. There are teasers everywhere, and it has left me with a good case of sewing envy :) . First PR Day in NYC that I can't attend, and now hearing about your class that sounds awesome! Battle of the Butt, I'd LOVE that class. It sure sounds great. Info can be just as good as pics.
If my husband ever loses his job and we have to move, I'm going to check out the cities that have the sewing expos LOL. There is nothing (and I mean nothing) like this in the Poconos.
Keep reporting... :) .
I wanted to go but it was a bad weekend for me. Sorry to hear that you are sick! The pant class sounds interesting. I am going to try to make a pair. did Cynthia reccommend any patterns? love to hear. cindy
Cindy...Cynthia Guffey has her own pattern line, but limited patterns. She didn't recommend one pattern line over another. I think the idea is if you find a pants pattern you like, take your crotch curve and redraw it on the new pattern. Then compare your measurements with the pattern's and make any other adjustments.
In class, Cynthia mentioned that she would show us techniques to get us close to a perfect pair of pants, BUT there might be other tweaks we would need to make. She stressed making a mock-up garment to test the fitting and tweaking.
Kat...sorry to hear you won't be able to go to the PR Day in NYC. I wish I could go as well. That's what happens when I don't have enough vacation time during the year. Maybe next year?
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