Wednesday, July 23, 2008

First Wearing Recap: Tango A

I wore the new Tango A skirt to work on Monday. Uh oh, too much ease. When you have 10 gores, sewing 1/4" seams vs. 3/8" seams really makes a difference--2-1/2" to be precise. Why do I do these things to myself??

So the past couple of evenings, I corrected the skirt by making deeper seams along several of the gores. It's now back to where it should have been all along. Dang, I hated ripping out that Loes Hinse method waistband! No, I didn't take out the hem, I just blended the new seam into the old one. All in all, it didn't take that long, but it's tedium.

However, that's how you learn, right?!?

2 comments:

materfamilias said...

I'm impressed by your equilibrium after having to redo those seams -- I like my learning to happen a bit more easily!

Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) said...

That wearability factor kicks in every time doesn't it?! Glad you got it fixed with a minimum amount of effort!