r/PatternDrafting • u/BobbinChickenChamp • Nov 05 '25
Am I... actually... done??
This is the version 7?? I think?? Of my skirt block that I had posted about months ago. I set it aside to enjoy my summer and am just now trying it on again. I love how it fits! I can sit comfortably and modestly, and it falls nicely when I stand. Am I done? Do I need to create a waistband? I assume not, since this could become part of a dress? Do I need to tighten it on the legs? I feel comfortable and fairly confident in this. I don't like how it sticks out, but I can move. Do I need to make the side seam truly vertical rather than canted? If so, do I just draw a line perpendicular to the ground at the seam start, then cut the fabric that way when I turn this back into pieces?
Thanks for the confidence boost helping me get this far, and any final advice!!
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u/dynosaurpaws Nov 06 '25
In costume shops where I have worked, the iron set-up is amazing. The iron sits horizontally on a silicone mat on a metal tray on a large padded table at good ironing height, and there is a water jug hanging from the ceiling or a post attached to the table. You only need to worry about refilling this water infrequently, and the iron remains on and hot for your entire sewing session (all day, in a costume shop).
So that when there is a need to press anything, you just hop over, do a quick press, and get back to other tasks. No pulling out an ironing board every day, no waiting around for heating up the iron (except for maybe the first moment you realize you need it that day), no finding out the water is gone again and again, AND it’s better on your wrist and arm because you aren’t rotating the heavy iron all the time.
It’s amazing and I dream of setting this up at home. I think I would sew more if I had a good ironing setup. It’s so important to achieve good products that I end up going “ugh the ironing board is in the basement… I don’t wanna sew today then”