Putting the Muslin Together
Sleeve too short and too voluminous at bicep. Narrow back = bags around armholes. Shoulders and waist too big. Time to mark up the tissues! My dear friend Cassie came to my studio to help me with the muslin. As you can see from the photos, the garment as currently constructed needs tailoring. Unlike a dressmaker's fit model, my proportions are out. Narrow shoulders and back, tiny waist, and normal hips. A further complication is how short the sleeves are. My arms are not long, so this is puzzling to me. Cassie thinks the Chanel style jacket often has three-quarter length sleeves. She is probably right about that, but I'm going for full-length. We added two inches to the sleeve pattern pieces. Modifying the pattern to fit my small back and shoulders required going back to the original tissues and using pencil marks to accommodate a size 4 through the shoulders and waist, tapering to size 6 in the hips. I have enough of the fabric left to cu...