tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post5598616678742517640..comments2024-03-28T07:31:16.882-04:00Comments on Stitches and Seams: Jacket Still in ProgressDebbie Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-20673094333863527622008-06-20T23:42:00.000-04:002008-06-20T23:42:00.000-04:00Debbie, your jacket is looking good. Like everythi...Debbie, your jacket is looking good. Like everything in sewing there is more than one way to do things. The method you used is the one favoured in unlined jackets. The 'traditional' method with lining, which is harder to execute, allows you to line right up to the neck edge. It also reduces bulk and you have the slippery lining fabric over the upper back and shoulders. <BR/><BR/>If you like the Butterick method though there is no reason why you can't use it when lining a jacket, other than what you discovered with the shoulder pads. :/ It does need to be modified. <BR/><BR/>No method is ever right or wrong, just what you prefer and find easiest given the fabric you are working with. I use different methods for different fabrics and patterns. Learn them all and then you can choose. :)Sew-4-Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340344934860568228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-64353634016628999572008-06-20T12:46:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:46:00.000-04:00By the way, I like this jacket on you. I love how...By the way, I like this jacket on you. I love how you placed the print and used it to flatter you. I like the shorter length of jacket as I think that longer jackets can be dowdy and not slimming as many people think.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20350253.post-24795476677001698182008-06-20T12:44:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:44:00.000-04:00I have noticed that a lot of the McCalls and Simpl...I have noticed that a lot of the McCalls and Simplicity jacket patterns have you sew the facing and collar piece to the lining. I have never done it like this, but rather attach facing and upper collar to the jacket, and then add the lining. I bag the lining. It just makes me think that you have less control over the all important collar lapel intersection. Do they do this in rtw? I don't know, but I resist. <BR/>I too like using a raglan shoulder pad, even though I have sloping shoulders. Actually I have one sloping due to an accident years ago and these are easier to fit.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.com