As a person who lives tens of miles away from Joann's I find Walmart is my only option in many cases. I'm glad to see someone embracing Walmart as an option, thank you!
I lived for a long time in a small town with Walmart as my only option. I do miss their larger fabric sections of old, but at least they have a few options that are good for historical stuff!
I realize this is an older video, but you may be able to "fix" the blouse by adding a few darts at the bust line--some side darts and 2 darts from the bust to the waist. Since we cant see the back I'm guessing it would also need a couple darts to bring in the "boxiness" of th Doesnt have to be tight just a little more form fitting to he more flattering. It would be a shame not to wear this after spending time on it.
I've actually ended up wearing this more than I expected! It's made a great stand in for chemisettes and undersleeves when they've been needed, so I'm getting more use out of it than I thought I would. :D
Well done for doing such a quick make. However, I wonder if the pattern gave you an idea of what the finished measurements were and how much ease was allowed. It seems like it's too large through the bust. I'm trying to remember the fashion plates I've seen of Garibaldi blouses from the era and whether or not they were more fitted through the bust and waist. I think if the side seams were taken in about an inch total (1/4 inch on each side of the seams) that it might fit better.
Not sure this is helpful since you may not have this anymore... but next time you could make a "swiss waist" belt for the blouse to aid in the front flattening it. :D
This turned out super great! I really like it! I did attempt this same blouse years ago when my skills were nonexistent! And I struggled with it and never got around to actually putting buttons down the from of mine, when I finally tried it on, i was crushed that it was so huge and at the time didn't realize that's what it was supposed to look like, perhaps with a few darts in the front it will tailor it a bit closer. I will definitely be doing by best to revisit it!
What I'd really love to see is a video on how to go from this to something that's a bit more fitted! I really want to do Victorian/Edwardian stuff but I have dysphoria and wearing very blousy things makes it worse. I really like the video anyway though!
I struggled with very blousy looks for a long time, too. If I look at it as looking correct for the period vs. looking at it with modern lens, that does help. There are fitted looks for the 1850s/60s that are not blouses (I am working on one right now!), but for shirtwaists it's going to be tougher. If you like the more fitted look, I'd go for fitted bodices rather than shirtwaists. :)
It is so awesome to see someone else use the same pattern! I had the same trouble with collar 😅 . I also had to shorten the shoulders because I use it as an everyday wear.
It looks great! I just bought this pattern and plan on making the sleeves shorter to about the elbow cause im planning on incorporating it into my everyday wardrobe
nobodybirthday I’ve been thinking of doing that, too! I’m in love with the clothes from Little Women Atelier, and I think this pattern would be a great place to start for that kind of look. 😃
@@ClusterFrock thats exactly the reason I bought this pattern! I bought their meg dress and absolutely fell in love with it and I think i can use this pattern to replicate that sort of look 😂
I would set the waist higher/cut a good portion off the bottom of the blouse. And in the arms i would cut also some of the length off. It can look very good after that :)
There are definitely some things that could be done to improve the final look. The sleeves are way too long and keep floofing over my knuckles, and the bodice could stand to lose a couple of inches. But, for a one day experiment with a new-to-me pattern, there just wasn’t the time to do a proper (or any) sort of fitting! lol
