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When it all goes wrong....
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October 01, 2019, 20:52:58 PM »
When you’ve made a mess-up at the cutting out stage, a rescue plan is needed.
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October 01, 2019, 22:10:57 PM »
So annoying isn’t it? Good save though even though it wasn’t what you planned.
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October 01, 2019, 22:51:34 PM »
Thanks
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but I haven’t saved it yet! I’m in France at the moment until the weekend, and I’m going to wait till I get home to try to finish it on the coverstitch rather than try with a double needle. The neckline is a little on the wide side for my liking for a true v-neck. It could be that the top will only be worn with a scarf!
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October 02, 2019, 18:11:10 PM »
Good on you for trying to find a fix. When one thing goes wrong it's often followed by another thing!
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If life gives you lemons, add to gin and tonic !
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October 02, 2019, 22:32:47 PM »
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I think I loved the fabric so much that I didn’t want to give up on it so easily.
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October 09, 2019, 10:47:16 AM »
This is the rescued top, not what I wanted to make but it will be worn.
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October 09, 2019, 11:28:03 AM »
Looks good
@Fabric Lover
. Neck looks fine. After I lost weight I found some of my tops were a bit big and wide at the neck. The best fix I found was to put a band round the neck which reduced the size a bit. A double band on knits works well.
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October 09, 2019, 15:46:45 PM »
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I’ve only done neckbands before as and when directed by patterns and therefore had a pattern piece with notches to give me comfort on the fitting. So it was a bit scary to do my own thing. I measured the neckline and cut a band at 80% of that as recommended on some website (can’t remember which one). But I still had my fingers crossed while doing it!
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October 09, 2019, 17:57:33 PM »
That's a great fix! Love Notions Patterns use 80 to 85 for neckbands, but I reckon it's only a guideline as stretch and recovery differ enormously don't they?
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October 09, 2019, 18:37:15 PM »
Yep. I tend to use less than that but as you say, they all vary.
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October 09, 2019, 18:46:20 PM »
Yes that’s a good point, what works for fabric isn’t necessarily good for other stretch fabrics. I could have gone a bit tighter actually, still I’m reasonably happy with it.
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