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refashionista: my very first drafted-from-scratch RTW-inspir...
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i started with my two-dart bodice sloper, rotated the bust dart up to the shoulder, and converted both darts to gathers. then i did the same thing on my skirt sloper, converting the darts to pleat clusters (3 pleats in each cluster) to get a nice little flare.
Material Notes
Fabric: recycled liberty of london “honeymoon”, previously utilized in mccall 3489
Pattern: self-drafted from skirt and bodice slopers
Year: 2012
Notions: silk organza, silk thread, zipper, hook & eye closure, bra cups
Time to Complete: 8 hours
First Worn: july 23, 2012
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Aug 2, 2012, 12.51 AMby katrinahueniken
Pattern drafting win.