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Gaulle: Sleeves
Jul. 1st, 2010 11:56 pmSleeves are perverse, evil things. I cut out the first muslin for the sleeves for the gaulle at some point last week, but was less than impressed with the way they fit, and figured I'd come back to them later and do the major tweaking they'd need. Fitting sleeves on yourself is no fun, and requires that I have a certain amount of motivation that I haven't had for the past two weeks!
Today before class (Sociology 101, btw...super-hard, you guys...I have to write a TWO-PAGE REACTION PAPER!!!) I made a list of Things I Still Have To Do Before Our Little Bastille Day Shindig, and since I did not like the length of that list, I decided to find some motivation to spend an eternity fitting sleeves tonight.
Hah. Hah. Hah. The sleeves, always one to throw a curve ball, needed hardly any more tweaking. *boggle* I've been avoiding them for two weeks, and all I needed to do was spend another half-hour on them. And they're a long two-part sleeve that I've never done before, so I used my tried and true Eyeballing It method, expecting to need a lot of alterations. But nope. The fit of the sleeve into the armscye was nearly exact, even. And that never happens!
So despite the fact that I've got a fitting sleeve muslin and cut out the pieces for the actual sleeves, I still feel like the sleeves are ahead in the contest, because they got in the element of surprise.
Today before class (Sociology 101, btw...super-hard, you guys...I have to write a TWO-PAGE REACTION PAPER!!!) I made a list of Things I Still Have To Do Before Our Little Bastille Day Shindig, and since I did not like the length of that list, I decided to find some motivation to spend an eternity fitting sleeves tonight.
Hah. Hah. Hah. The sleeves, always one to throw a curve ball, needed hardly any more tweaking. *boggle* I've been avoiding them for two weeks, and all I needed to do was spend another half-hour on them. And they're a long two-part sleeve that I've never done before, so I used my tried and true Eyeballing It method, expecting to need a lot of alterations. But nope. The fit of the sleeve into the armscye was nearly exact, even. And that never happens!
So despite the fact that I've got a fitting sleeve muslin and cut out the pieces for the actual sleeves, I still feel like the sleeves are ahead in the contest, because they got in the element of surprise.
