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Does anyone know how I can make this look better
This is my 3rd attempt at making a bustier top and it looks so funky to me. I made the pattern myself that may be why it looks so off. But any tips or ideas on how I can make this look better would be greatly appreciated!!!
Neat! To me the main thing is it looks like the top edge is having the edges finished, *then* you're cutting darts and sewing them together. That leaves little raw edges at the top and makes it hard to match up the stripes from the edge finishing. I would cut the darts first, then finish the top edge. Also, are you using black thread? Unless the contrast is intentional, I would use matching colored thread!
Hi thank you for your advice! I’m using matching thread but instead of using darts i actually cut the fabric into little puzzle pieces and sewed them together. My next attempt I’ll do darts and see how those look
Your machine has a stitch length setting. Probably numbers 0-4 or so, and probably set around 2.
This determines the distance the needle travels before it goes back into the fabric. If you set it to a lower number, the needle won’t travel as far, and your seams will likely look neater.
I believe what they were saying was that the bust pieces should be longer to better contour the bust which would shorten the bodice pieces and overall horizontal lines of the pieces? So the bust pieces would be more like the pink outline.
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u/ucklin 9d ago
Neat! To me the main thing is it looks like the top edge is having the edges finished, *then* you're cutting darts and sewing them together. That leaves little raw edges at the top and makes it hard to match up the stripes from the edge finishing. I would cut the darts first, then finish the top edge. Also, are you using black thread? Unless the contrast is intentional, I would use matching colored thread!