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Maybe it's my old age, maybe it's just my old prudish ways, but the neck line is a little too plunging for me. If you are the same here's a quick way to take it up a notch. If you're not like me, well, all the power to you!Step 1. trace the neck line of the pattern on a piece of paper
(this allows you to keep the same shape, just higher)
(this allows you to keep the same shape, just higher)
Step 2. cut paper along traced line
Step 3. mark any end seam circles
(pattern paper is so thin I just use a pen to poke through onto the bottom paper)
Step 3. mark any end seam circles
(pattern paper is so thin I just use a pen to poke through onto the bottom paper)
Step 4. slide your bottom paper straight up until you have
reached your desired neck line height.
Step 5. tape in place and trim off any excess
Step 6. Pin to fabric and cut using your new neck line.Happy plunging!
Thank you for this. I always just sort of cut it a little higher and hope for the best. This is better for sure.
ReplyDeleteGreat information on cutting a new neckline!! I posted a link to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
ReplyDeletehttp://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-raise-the-neckline-on-a-sewing-pattern/2009/09/13/
--Anne
Thanks for the great tip. I never know how to make these kind of adjustments, so if the pattern doesn't work just right for me, I'm usually out of luck. This is so helpful!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Seems like just about everything is too low for me.
ReplyDeleteOn raising a blouse neckline with facings, how do you re-shape the facings?
ReplyDeletemost facings are just mirror images of the neckline. so do the exact same changes on both. it should work. (although it wouldn't be a bad a idea to do a test run with some muslin)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial! I'm a new to sewing and this was exactly the information I needed for my next two projects.
ReplyDeleteWow - you have awesome tips! I am new to your site and having a good look around. Tamara
ReplyDeleteHow do you prevent the front neckline slipping to the back on a handmade cotton jersey stretch tunic?
ReplyDeleteI wore my tunic soon after i finished sewing but was disappointed in the fact that the front of the neckline slipped to the back of my neck making it look as if i was wearing the tunic backward or the wrong way round..
You need a forward shoulder adjustment to correct this.
DeleteThis is so great! Thank you for posting this, it is the first one that I found (after looking at about 10 sites) that actually showed the process in action with a real pattern. Thank again!
ReplyDeletethank you
ReplyDeleteThis information is as correct today as it was in 2009. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing such a simple easy way of raising this type of neckline. I just did a top with this very same neckline; my sister helped raise it, but we did it the hard way. I’m putting this in my notes for the next time I make this pattern. Thank you again.
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