Gallery: Holly Jacket, design by Theresa Schabes
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you can see, the same sweater looks very different on different women!
We give general suggestions for customization for your inspiration.
Only you can choose how you want your sweaters to fit and which
customizations will work best for you and your beautiful self!
Holly Jacket
Sample garment shown is 34.5"
General comments on the Holly Jacket
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Trish
Her bust: 34"
.5" positive ease
I would make both the hem and the sleeves of this jacket shorter for 4' 11" Trish.
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| Toni
Her bust: 33.5"
1" positive ease
The jacket looks big on Toni; since there is a size
33", I might choose to make that size for her instead. However, if she
wanted the slightly looser fit of the 34.5" size, I would shorten the
hemline and the sleeves. I would also start the waist decreases later,
and place the waist higher, to match Toni's long-waisted self. Fewer
neckline decreases would help pull the wide scoop neck of the larger
size in a bit as well. |
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Debbie
Her bust: 34.5"
1" negative ease
Notice that overall, this jacket fits Debbie fairly
closely to the fit shown in the magazine. The one thing I would do for
Debbie is shorten the hemline by about 2". I would also shorten the
sleeves, but not by as much--maybe 0.5" or so, just to bring them up a
teeny bit. The neckline here fits Debbie really well. |
| Kerry
Her bust: 37.75"
3.25" negative ease
This jacket is too small on Kerry. There is a 37.5" size which would more closely match her size. |
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Sarah
Her bust: 35.5"
1" negative ease This is kind
of a stylish look on Sarah, but it's not the way Theresa intended the
jacket to be worn! Just goes to show you that there are always lots of
possibilities, depending on ease and fit. If Sarah wished to wear the
jacket closed, as Theresa intended, then she would need the next size
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| Bertha
Her bust: 34"
0.5" positive ease
Doesn't Bertha look like Audrey Hepburn? Sooo adorable. |
NOTE:
The placket looks a little funky because we lost the inner buttons and
had to pin it. When we sewed the buttons back on, the placket laid nice
and smooth, just as Theresa designed it to!
General notes on the Holly: Gentle waist shaping worked with a
combination of decreases and needle-size changes make this garment
relatively easy to alter. The flared "skirt" will skim over a larger
belly or hips (or backside), the scooped neck and vertical placket
design give the eye something to look at besides your "areas of
concern" up top! Make sure that the hem falls below your widest bits
and that the sleeve length falls either above the "waistline" on the
jacket or below the waistline, to keep the eye moving up and down the
hourglass.
Posted
Feb 14 2008, 10:43 PM
by
Kat
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