Le Sigh
So, I thought I'd be an enterprising little wench and make my hubbys shirt while he was away. I mean, shirts are like one size fits all, right? I even had his measurements.
But sure enough, it doesn' t fit. I'm such a lazy shirt maker....they always come out a bit crappy cuz i get bored and basically decide "screw this, it goes under the outfit anyway". Bad. Bad Julie. Now hubby's got an unfinished shirt that strangles his armpits, and is kinda funky round the neck.....Trogdor is magestic, though.
illfitting crap
Would larger gussets help, you think? Or should I just start over? *kicks self* I will be getting friendly with mr. ripper, it seems...
In better news, I've been playing with thread covered buttons for this costume. I figure i'll use em on the shirt and doublet closures. I like this design. Mostly cuz its one i could actually figure out how to do without looking craptastic. Ew, my cuticles could use some TLC.
button
But sure enough, it doesn' t fit. I'm such a lazy shirt maker....they always come out a bit crappy cuz i get bored and basically decide "screw this, it goes under the outfit anyway". Bad. Bad Julie. Now hubby's got an unfinished shirt that strangles his armpits, and is kinda funky round the neck.....Trogdor is magestic, though.
illfitting crap
Would larger gussets help, you think? Or should I just start over? *kicks self* I will be getting friendly with mr. ripper, it seems...
In better news, I've been playing with thread covered buttons for this costume. I figure i'll use em on the shirt and doublet closures. I like this design. Mostly cuz its one i could actually figure out how to do without looking craptastic. Ew, my cuticles could use some TLC.
button
posted by Julebug | 11:00 PM
2 Comments:
Strangulated!!!
Seriously, I think some gussets will fix most of your woes. And perhaps a wee bit of collar adjustment. Trogdor is ridiculously cool though. All the boys will be jealous.
Thanks Mansie! Can you believe its been more than 2 months since that post and I STILL haven't gotten off my duff to fix the gussets? Soon, soon...
Anyway, for the buttons, I used cheapo wood beads from JoAnns and, believe it or not, regular ole black cotton perl embroidery floss--the kind that you buy in the bargain bin and comes on a big ole spool. I mean, its cotton, so not exactly period, but I didn't wanna break the bank for some trial buttons. For me, it took a couple of tries to get ones that didn't have gaps in the threads, so my best advice is to keep trying.
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