Carolyn - cmarie - posted a question on her blog about why the same pattern fits differently in different fabrics, and how to learn what adjustments to make.
Well, to really get an idea of fit in different fabrics - you could do what I did - make a very simple pattern 7 times in different fabrics, and then wear them over and over.
I had an elastic-waist, no-pocket pant pattern that I finally got to fit well. I made:
a very lightweight gray stretch denim
a heavyweight blue pinstripe denim with no stretch
a brown stretch gabardine
a royal blue non-stretch gabardine
a forest green non-stretch gabardine
a very heavyweight avocado non-stretch twill
a soft brown/gray 100% wool tiny plaid that surprisingly had a bit of stretch
I had to create a sudden wardrobe when school started this fall because I had gained weight. These pants coordinate with most of the tops already in my wardrobe(some of my tops were also too small, but some not...). And I did add a small inside pocket at the waist elastic - big enough for a couple of credit cards, my driver's license, and my work ID.
Anyway, I sure can compare the different fit of these fabrics - all from the same pattern and all made in about a month.
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2 comments:
So did you fit the pants differently at the fitting stage before completing each pair of pants? Which did you end up letting out, and which afforded so much ease as to need to be taken in a bit?
Good for you for all that production. That's a lot of pants.
fit the pants differently? Well, that would have been a good idea...
Seriously - the only fitting changes I made were sewing the seam allowances slightly smaller or larger - yeah, I guess that IS fitting them differently.
Two pairs were taken in after a couple of wearings...the woolen pair, and the brown stretch pair.
The green twill, however is really still too tight - and no room left in seam allowances.
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