tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post3978748414713667022..comments2024-03-18T18:45:59.168-07:00Comments on Home Living: Raising a Neckline on a Sewing PatternLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-88098846473967014582015-08-20T00:48:53.462-07:002015-08-20T00:48:53.462-07:00As I am still receiving questions about how to low...As I am still receiving questions about how to lower a neckline, I am planning to make a post about it in the future, hopefully this year. If you do not want to cut your tissue pattern to lower the neckline, it might be a little harder, but I would suggest you draw the neckline with a pen right on your pattern and just cut around it. Then make a facing to match.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26397813136636823842013-06-26T14:14:17.210-07:002013-06-26T14:14:17.210-07:00Thanks for this tutorial. I posted a link to it o...Thanks for this tutorial. I posted a link to it on my blog. It's scheduled to go up on Saturday. :-)Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-44159873688329046322011-02-01T10:13:39.374-08:002011-02-01T10:13:39.374-08:00To lower a neckline, just trace as I have shown, a...To lower a neckline, just trace as I have shown, and then lower the paper on the pattern, instead of raising it.<br /><br />I will try also to show how you can make your own collars, using a method similar to this. I haven't seen collars in commercial clothing in a long time.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15967805718982902592011-01-28T16:45:33.450-08:002011-01-28T16:45:33.450-08:00How do you lower a neckline?How do you lower a neckline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35469749349999683102011-01-28T07:21:27.569-08:002011-01-28T07:21:27.569-08:00Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful inst...Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful instructions. This is a perpetual problem with my own sewing--I find lovely blouse patterns but the neckline is just too low. <br /><br />Have a blessed weekend!Miss Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368631270713699190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-51930101212978113222011-01-25T12:01:04.795-08:002011-01-25T12:01:04.795-08:00Thank you so much for your Titus 2 ministry throug...Thank you so much for your Titus 2 ministry through this blog...This idea will help ladies sew modest dresses, whether the pattern people want ladies dressing modestly or not!GentleDovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581079813697668356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-26180633438327296282011-01-25T09:22:03.838-08:002011-01-25T09:22:03.838-08:00I may post pictures of making a lining, later, but...I may post pictures of making a lining, later, but until then: I cut only the bodice of lining on a dress, and attatch it like a facing, tacking it down on the seams at the lower edge and the shoulders. A lining is simply a repeat of the pattern, sewn on the inside of the garment to give it a more finished look. It also makes the garment really comfortable. After sewing the shoulders and side Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-48407917106784181902011-01-23T20:34:31.365-08:002011-01-23T20:34:31.365-08:00Thank you Lydia for showing this tutorial. I know...Thank you Lydia for showing this tutorial. I know very little about altering clothes. When I sew clothing for myself its always from patterns. <br /> Sometimes the patterns need a little something or you find a great blouse in the thrift store and it needs a little something and I can't figure out how to do that. This helps a little.<br /><br />I would like to know of a good alterations Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62205710480121425902011-01-23T18:09:58.531-08:002011-01-23T18:09:58.531-08:00Oh, thank you so much for showing this. I'm o...Oh, thank you so much for showing this. I'm only a beginner at sewing but stopped because I couldn't find good patterns with a decent neckline. <br />Thank you for all your articles. I love to go back through all of them because they're such jewels.The Rose Scented Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424275128475118358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-90477787721669571842011-01-23T09:28:37.272-08:002011-01-23T09:28:37.272-08:00Thank you for posting these instructions. I have b...Thank you for posting these instructions. I have been drawing them freestyle but didn't think of the paper behind the pattern. This is so much easier.<br />For a facing I often use single fold bias tape and skip the facing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11047159018121055602011-01-22T17:22:53.705-08:002011-01-22T17:22:53.705-08:00So, Lydia, do you line the whole dress with muslin...So, Lydia, do you line the whole dress with muslin or just the bodice? If you line the whole dress, does it feel too bulky when you add a half slip, or isn't one needed? I like this idea, because it seems it would make a tidier appearance around the neck, be quicker, and allow me to use lighter fabrics that I sometimes reject for summer wear.Katrinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809805272432812002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49744849990754174352011-01-22T11:59:57.306-08:002011-01-22T11:59:57.306-08:00I use bowls, books, or cans of veggies to cut out ...I use bowls, books, or cans of veggies to cut out patterns. But since most of my stuff is much larger than a garment pattern, it works well for me. I've used knives too but like cans better.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02877802675620125361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-35980229115665113452011-01-22T07:19:27.469-08:002011-01-22T07:19:27.469-08:00Oh, I love this!
I have been sewing for years, bu...Oh, I love this!<br /><br />I have been sewing for years, but keep to the patterns! :) This has given me the confidence to make the patterns work for me!<br /><br />Thanks!<br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17375071343914143822011-01-22T06:01:23.348-08:002011-01-22T06:01:23.348-08:00Great idea! I also use table knives instead of pin...Great idea! I also use table knives instead of pins...sometimes after a big shopping trip to Aldi's I used tomato paste cans.Katrinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809805272432812002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24965225093027527292011-01-21T20:29:02.620-08:002011-01-21T20:29:02.620-08:00My little girls grow tall so fast ... we cut appar...My little girls grow tall so fast ... we cut appart the old worn out jumper and use it as a pattern and just add length.Debbie's L'Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339800133876611955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-46763174231117378512011-01-21T20:27:58.299-08:002011-01-21T20:27:58.299-08:00I will have to dig out my alterations book that I ...I will have to dig out my alterations book that I made in high school years ago. I for got about it.<br />Thank you.Debbie's L'Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339800133876611955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3179522874049129902011-01-21T20:00:44.342-08:002011-01-21T20:00:44.342-08:00I will try to add pictures of how to make a new fa...I will try to add pictures of how to make a new facing, tomorrow. If your raised neckline is exactly the same shape as the original pattern, you should be able to use your original facing, although you may have to clip off the ends of it to match up with the shoulders. The raised neckline makes the facing shorter on v-necks.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-66088557212687070402011-01-21T19:55:25.523-08:002011-01-21T19:55:25.523-08:00Your back neck facing will remain the same, so you...Your back neck facing will remain the same, so you just join it to the new facing. Lay your dress down on fabric and cut around it to make a new facing, or use the pattern. I will try to take pictures of that later. You need a new facing only if you have altered the shape of the neck. You can use your old facing but you should measure it up together to see if they match.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56736210486314068962011-01-21T19:53:09.591-08:002011-01-21T19:53:09.591-08:00I am very sorry I didnt mention that: I dont use f...I am very sorry I didnt mention that: I dont use facings because I cut a white muslin lining exactly the same. If you use a facing you will have to cut a new one. Just trace around your new neckline and make a new facing, using the neckline as the top of the facing. Perhaps I can show it on this post later.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60914665587984012502011-01-21T19:50:44.030-08:002011-01-21T19:50:44.030-08:00Great idea! I recently learned how to sew, and hav...Great idea! I recently learned how to sew, and have found myself frequently buying historical costume patterns because they are the only ones that are modest enough to wear! (and because they are pretty.) : ) <br /><br />Thank you for posting this helpful tip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82624556522925235682011-01-21T19:45:10.424-08:002011-01-21T19:45:10.424-08:00Do you also have to adjust the facing - make it sh...Do you also have to adjust the facing - make it shorter or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com