tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post5681185739041342419..comments2023-10-21T03:09:40.250-07:00Comments on Assorted Notions: Gettin' familiar with the forward shoulderChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05646506480120500856noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-54174452877550137912009-07-05T08:55:49.409-07:002009-07-05T08:55:49.409-07:00Excellent post, thanks for sharing your process!Excellent post, thanks for sharing your process!Tanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073735708031525696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-51889809338981918672009-07-05T06:46:48.535-07:002009-07-05T06:46:48.535-07:00Ah. Thanks for this. I don't understand half t...Ah. Thanks for this. I don't understand half the post because I'm a beginner, but it is ringing loud bells - I am working with McCalls 5522 and having immense problems with the sleeve. A friend who makes patterns slashed it, added seam allowance to the circumference of the sleeve to accommodate my bigger biceps (from hoisting a toddler), and reduced the sleeve cap. It's still not great - I think the armhole is too big or low, but it's a lot better than it was. I wil go through your post more slowly and especially investigate the links. thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-11255777260813839362009-06-30T09:48:08.539-07:002009-06-30T09:48:08.539-07:00enjoy your blog...learning how to sew clothes. i j...enjoy your blog...learning how to sew clothes. i just found out i have a forward shoulder (from the dr.). went in with neck pain. there are excercises to correct. apparently it gets worse with age. caused from the front torso muscles being stronger than the back muscles, the head juts forward. common with people who sat at a computer all day or heavy breasted women.lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-18670101960264151972009-06-19T06:49:33.045-07:002009-06-19T06:49:33.045-07:00Great tutorial!! I posted a link on Craft Gossip S...Great tutorial!! I posted a link on Craft Gossip Sewing: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-forward-shoulder-adjustments/2009/06/19/<br />--AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317150870888315110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-77104292586886977302009-06-18T13:32:28.617-07:002009-06-18T13:32:28.617-07:00you people are killing me. Fit For Real People. Do...you people are killing me. Fit For Real People. Do a forward shoulder and broad back adjustment in about 60 seconds flat. and yes they take the sleeve into account as well.Cindy Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16529013417371117899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-71309531593667498542009-06-18T00:49:41.559-07:002009-06-18T00:49:41.559-07:00This had me fascinated - I've yet to even work...This had me fascinated - I've yet to even work out if I need a forward shoulder alteration but when I do, I know I'll be coming back to this post quick smart!<br /><br />I'm about to delve into making my first coat so will find out very soon about all the 'alterations' that will become a staple part of my pattern-diet. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Jenavevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210038477356983232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-18614406766876039652009-06-17T09:08:33.382-07:002009-06-17T09:08:33.382-07:00Love your blog. I am waiting for my subscription ...Love your blog. I am waiting for my subscription to Burda World of Fashion to come in so I can try my hand at these Burda patterns. So excited. I am adding you to my blog list. <br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Trudy<br />www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.comTrudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649677045881448393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-39544735888663070932009-06-17T07:53:36.954-07:002009-06-17T07:53:36.954-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I found it very helpful ...Thanks for sharing this. I found it very helpful and couldn't resist adding this to our link luv roundup. Come take a peek:<br />http://www.luvinthemommyhood.com/2009/06/link-luv-roundup_17.htmlVery Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010773061477989946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-19909036656195486952009-06-16T11:38:15.713-07:002009-06-16T11:38:15.713-07:00I really, really need to get a grip on understandi...I really, really need to get a grip on understanding fit with relation to me. That's a phase of my sewing I think I'll concentrate on next. Thanks for this info.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-68160985777803971212009-06-16T11:06:22.485-07:002009-06-16T11:06:22.485-07:00Please bring this pattern and muslin to our next m...Please bring this pattern and muslin to our next meetup!poplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137035605860186720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-41477394727036593622009-06-16T08:52:49.057-07:002009-06-16T08:52:49.057-07:00I am new to fitting, and have been reading Fit For...I am new to fitting, and have been reading Fit For Real People. It has a pretty simple forward-shoulder adjustment method that includes sleeve adjustment. It sounds very similar to some of the others that commented earlier. I also need to do this adjustment, so I will try this method first.Bridget Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389273544332617771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-60518294533986068822009-06-16T08:47:55.580-07:002009-06-16T08:47:55.580-07:00Just ordered the book. Thanks for the recommendati...Just ordered the book. Thanks for the recommendation from Susan KhaljeBConkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567728669689070443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-31141076165139888632009-06-16T06:50:48.911-07:002009-06-16T06:50:48.911-07:00I agree with Nancy K. I just basically take off t...I agree with Nancy K. I just basically take off the front shoulder and add it to the back. The sleeve stays as-is and the shoulder point lines up with the new shoulder point. Unless you are doing a MAJOR FS adj, which you do not need, the little bit of extra ease in the sleeve should be taken up without any alterations. (I think Patti Palmer told me this on my blog)Nancy Winninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291320098379550586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-49991076459223965612009-06-16T05:46:50.510-07:002009-06-16T05:46:50.510-07:00Excellent review of your process.Thank you. I am g...Excellent review of your process.Thank you. I am going to review your steps more closely. As for me, I am still in the denial stage-I don't "need" to make an adjustment like this.......... yeh right.JoanneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-6162103591052924812009-06-16T05:08:17.849-07:002009-06-16T05:08:17.849-07:00Thanks so much for all the info. I have just got ...Thanks so much for all the info. I have just got the David Coffin book so I really appreciate the references to it. The sleeve cap info is super interesting- it is a difficult concept - you take it down and you get more ease of movement... huh! I look forward to seeing the finished top!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023115170916061414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-76070816721998118242009-06-16T04:55:58.379-07:002009-06-16T04:55:58.379-07:00Your sleeve alteration makes a big difference. I ...Your sleeve alteration makes a big difference. I most always remove sleeve cap ease. For whatever reason, commercial patterns have a lot of ease into the cap.gwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-23104116097680064642009-06-16T04:41:26.164-07:002009-06-16T04:41:26.164-07:00I do a forward shoulder adjustment and I don't...I do a forward shoulder adjustment and I don't usually touch the sleeve. The dot just moves the sleeve forward with the adjustment. I do a much simpler adjustment than that by adding to the back and cutting off the front the same amount at the shoulder seam and blending back to the neck. I have tried several methods and the simplest one works the best for me. I do have this book and I agree I get lost in the technical stuff at the beginning.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-3419046906882930242009-06-16T02:58:39.018-07:002009-06-16T02:58:39.018-07:00Oy. I so need to do this. I am also glad you revie...Oy. I so need to do this. I am also glad you reviewed this book after I got my copy! In the first sleeve cap photo, is that before the fwd adjustment? If so, how do you think the fit changes with moving the shoulder fwd?cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363921935422034605.post-45240726097155623742009-06-15T22:38:04.395-07:002009-06-15T22:38:04.395-07:00Very interesting. I do forward shoulder alteratio...Very interesting. I do forward shoulder alterations all the time, but I have never seen this method. usually I just adjust the slope of the shoulder seam on the bodice. It looks like your method adds a bit more room at the back and a little less at the front, which is what I need. For the sleeve, i have developed my own method, which I have not seen anywhere else (I usually do a 1.5 cm forward shoulder, combined with a 1 cm square shoulder and then add a narrow chest alteration). I pick a pivot point, often somewhere around the bicep mark....I slash from the pivot point to either side of the shoulder cap (about where the curve changes from concave to convex) and then rotate the shoulder cap forward (in my case, by 1.5 cm) and then blend the seam lines. I figure that since my shoulder is rotated forward, it makes sense to rotate the sleeve cap forward.katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.com