Oliver + S | Site-Wide Activity https://oliverands.com/community/activity Activity feed for the entire site. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:59:46 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5b460761f91fa3e135449bb69a3112b1 Millie Green became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179587 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:33:23 -0400 0 6799268e0ec69967362d983ffe2f2aee c be became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179572 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:21:47 -0400 0 792edd860a357efc9f2d98f45d7efdd8 Jannike became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179571 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:36:26 -0400 0 ba07934a8450404468a6b2cdb22824d7 CHabetz became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179570 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:54:46 -0400 0 b9cd1579a130bbfef3dea542d033f0e6 Melinda C became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179569 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 03:32:15 -0500 0 4398db5dcb3679291e502e985bf5cce6 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket#post-84227 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:31:52 -0500 I’m glad you have it. Happy sewing! I want to see it when you finish!

]]> 0 b89a04ed5197eb5b8a141d5496ac1016 Tracey Teer replied to the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket#post-84226 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:59:16 -0500 Hi Liesl, Yes! I was! Thank you! I will be taking a week off work, soon, and sewing a Yanaka jacket is on my list of things to do. 🙂

Thank you, so much!
Tracey

]]> 0 8d27710138e19d76892cc0757058443e Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket#post-84215 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:36:19 -0500 Hello! The cutting layouts are part of the pattern sheet itself. Could it be that you’re looking for them in the instructions?

]]> 0 dbae1158fbbf9d6482cd0a763124a92a Tracey Teer started the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:39:20 -0500 Hi, I have misplaced the pattern layout instruction sheet to my Yanaka pattern. How can I get a replacement for only that? Otherwise my pattern is new and uncut.

Thank you.
Tracey

]]> 0 e145d033b85718c3aa23a5784e10735c Tracey Teer became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179563 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:36:09 -0500 0 80ae9b0a4c9107f2cfc2d940e7a8e3b8 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Round body in the forum liesl + co: kyoto dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/round-body#post-84184 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:41:14 -0500 I could swear I answered this question here last week! Yes, I think the pleat at the skirt front could help to camouflage a bit of a tummy, and the bust darts could be opened a bit to allow more room. I would recommend making a muslin to get the right fit before you cut into your good fabric, but I think this style has lots of design elements that…[Read more]

]]> 0 ae706151b1fc6a6eb3e65e8a119df104 CB started the topic Round body in the forum liesl + co: kyoto dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/round-body Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:10:59 -0500 Hi there, I was wondering if the Kyoto dress is suitable for a round body/apple shape?

]]> 0 47c4bae9924584ef104622c0392c8329 CB became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179559 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:17:21 -0500 0 e48ee60d2e1c36406ebef6b71ac18353 E became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179553 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:07:24 -0500 0 cb01c78af427907ba793a7c35707b8cb SHIRLEY became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179552 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:26:25 -0500 0 cca6cb8cca219b6638c8aef0f40b5e79 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Havana Bottoms - Lengthen/shorten line in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-bottoms-lengthen-shorten-line#post-84107 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:33:30 -0500 Hello! To shorten the pajama bottoms, you can either fold a line perpendicular to the grain line or you can simply shorten from the bottom edge. The legs are quite straight, so shortening from the bottom won’t change the width very much. I hope that helps!

]]> 0 c342f0b230947d15beac8db43646c30c Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Garibaldi slip skirt pattern in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/garibaldi-slip-skirt-pattern#post-84106 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:31:02 -0500 Hello! Are you referring to the bias slip skirt tutorial for the Garibaldi Skirt?

bias garibaldi slip skirt tutorial

Because the fabric itself for this tutorial is cut on bias, the skirt will be stretchy. When you combine that with the elastic in the waist, the skirt adjusts to fit over the hips…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7cb9dbae3d2bd98dec2cb330d76e5fc Silvia became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179541 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:23:36 -0500 0 340f19d0d2eea681b515f9741c063a68 Amanda C started the topic Garibaldi slip skirt pattern in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/garibaldi-slip-skirt-pattern Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:55:33 -0500 Hello all

I’m a bit confused about the garibaldi slip skirt – how does the waist stretch enough to go over the hips when putting it on? There isn’t a pattern adjustment mentioned – or did I miss it?!
I’m guessing the waist is equal to the hips, and pulled in by the elastic?
Thanks for any hints

]]> 0 bbd2690f8f9ee7d2234446e202364961 Trang started the topic Havana Bottoms - Lengthen/shorten line in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-bottoms-lengthen-shorten-line Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:43:08 -0500 Hi. The bottoms don’t have lengthen/shorten line, do they? How do I draw it?

]]> 0 eb30b0378293c99208734d0b34ad3f7a Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Havana Shirt - Where Is The Position of the Button Relative to the Buttonhole? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-where-is-the-position-of-the-button-relative-to-the-buttonhole#post-84099 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:43:45 -0500 Hi, yes, the X is the position of the button! It’s always a little inside the edge of the buttonhole.

]]> 0 90171f1ab013c8ae18c6c185084a9702 Trang started the topic Havana Shirt - Where Is The Position of the Button Relative to the Buttonhole? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-where-is-the-position-of-the-button-relative-to-the-buttonhole Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:54:03 -0500 Hi. According to the buttonhole template, each buttonhole is vertical and has an asterisk above its midpoint. Is it the location of the button?

]]> 0 70244d807fcb40f092d1dffd9e7b312e Liesl Gibson replied to the topic How Do I Cut Havana Top's Placket Template? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-print-havana-tops-placket-template#post-84093 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:29:21 -0500 From your second post it looks like you’ve done it correctly. You simply cut along the dotted lines on the paper template and place it over your cut paper in order to transfer the lines and trim the bottom edge, just like with a pattern piece. You’re doing great!

]]> 0 78926bfe4a8ec0f50fc890ae9e2becd5 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Havana Shirt - What Does the Wrong Side of the Placket Look Like? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-what-does-the-wrong-side-of-the-placket-look-like-2#post-84092 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:22:18 -0500 Hello, and yes that looks correct! Well done! I hope they’re going smoothly for you. Cute fabric!

]]> 0 6ddf65eee679fbf91fa0161cd4d3a56b Trang started the topic Havana Shirt - What Does the Wrong Side of the Placket Look Like? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-what-does-the-wrong-side-of-the-placket-look-like-2 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:57:31 -0500 Hi. Since it’s my first time sewing a placket, I would like to know what the wrong side of it looks like.

Are the outer edges of the plackets not stitched down?

]]> 0 d50c10f746cc5d19dec8303f70b4d517 Trang started the topic How Do I Cut Havana Top's Placket Template? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-print-havana-tops-placket-template Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:36:25 -0500 Hello.The template for the Havana shirt placket doesn’t have a clear cut line like other pattern pieces. How should I cut it? I understand that I need to place this placket template above the placket fabric in order to mark out the stitching line and center cutting line.

]]> 0 7cfc3315cc0b805b23211c9a26e47f74 Trang became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179527 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:32:06 -0500 0 3529f83d7c278b89e13ab48a28e0a25d Christine Mullins became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179524 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:59:56 -0500 0 4e31530170e6661aa0ebfa5dd470094e Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Odd adjustment needed in the forum liesl + co: all day shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/odd-adjustment-needed#post-84061 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:30:05 -0500 Hi Amy,
It’s not so odd at all, but very common for men’s shirts to need a sloping shoulder adjustment.
It appears he could use a minor adjustment on his left shoulder and obviously a more dramatic one in his right side.
– my husband also has slightly sloping shoulders with a big drop on the right side due to a (twice) broken collar bone!
This…[Read more]

]]> 0 b30f947f95ff56ef6cfef00ad9f81d38 Amy Edwards started the topic Odd adjustment needed in the forum liesl + co: all day shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/odd-adjustment-needed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:13:44 -0500 My fiancé has a dislocated collarbone which has caused a 1” displacement compared to his other shoulder. There are drag lines on that side and I’m not sure if I can fix it and what I need to do in order to fix it. Also, is there an adjustment I could make when I make other shirts for him? Thanks in advance!

]]> 0 ff8190a24d2ae110ec35366c82c5f498 Amy Edwards became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179520 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 21:52:19 -0500 0 9b6b8eb260951abb0c9d54e8972159e1 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic How to finish neck collar on Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-finish-neck-collar-on-yanaka-jacket#post-84035 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:48:38 -0500 Hi Leah, I’m not clear which part of the instructions or illustrations are not clear. The illustrations show each step of the jacket as it is being constructed. The illustrations were made using photos of the jacket as I sewed it. All components are included exactly as they are in the pattern. I’m more than happy to help, to add photos, to do a…[Read more]

]]> 0 8b00fb08a4dda30b0f4ff8c579589c41 Leah replied to the topic How to finish neck collar on Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-finish-neck-collar-on-yanaka-jacket#post-84024 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:03:11 -0500 As a new user of Liesl pattern ( although an advanced sewer) I think you should amend the directions for the Yanaka Jacket . You should picture the jacket front pieces in your drawings and tell when they should be attached. These two components were left out of the directions. Leah

]]> 0 104b4ff0e47be93335902260126e1ec7 Leah replied to the topic How to finish neck collar on Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-finish-neck-collar-on-yanaka-jacket#post-84023 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:03:08 -0500 As a new user of Liesl pattern ( although an advanced sewer) I think you should amend the directions for the Yanaka Jacket . You should picture the jacket front pieces in your drawings and tell when they should be attached. These two components were left out of the directions. Leah

]]> 0 3d60086aab910aec42a75da5f710e650 Leah became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179512 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:55:41 -0500 0 a7c6ade451a9e52bba917be92364f5fd Roseamry became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179510 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:48:21 -0500 0 f7765158aaacfe773ef12ac18a8709fd Todd Gibson replied to the topic Printing Copyshop patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-copyshop-patterns#post-84000 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:07:37 -0400 You can either send the file and ask the copy shop to print just the pages you indicate, or if you want to split out the full sized pages, you can use this free tool: https://www.ilovepdf.com/split_pdf

]]> 0 9cb407138560dfc34837b3b7776a5e7f lyric started the topic Printing Copyshop patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-copyshop-patterns Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:49:42 -0400 Hi,
I have several patterns that I’ve never made because I can’t figure out how to print out the copyshop size patterns. These are the patterns with home printing and copyshop size in the same pdf. Whenever I try to upload them, I get an error message, and I don’t want to print out 50+ pages. Is there any advice for getting these printed?

Thanks!

]]> 0 4cb52bf3690c79ad7332382b9789a00b lyric became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179502 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:45:07 -0400 0 336eade5455573a970ca06582d4c1372 Susan replied to the topic Hacking Lisboa walking shorts to culotte length in the forum liesl + co: lisboa walking shorts https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hacking-lisboa-walking-shorts-to-culotte-length#post-83998 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:15:56 -0400 Yes, very helpful. I will use the Cannes pattern and shorten a bit. Thank you!

]]> 0 98a1876c3e9140d87906614c75aa7548 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Hacking Lisboa walking shorts to culotte length in the forum liesl + co: lisboa walking shorts https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hacking-lisboa-walking-shorts-to-culotte-length#post-83978 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:24:40 -0400 I’m so glad you like them! They’re one of my favorites as well.

When you say culotte length, do you mean longer shorts (someplace above the knee) or are you envisioning something more like a split skirt that’s below the knee? For this pattern we deliberately changed the shape of the rise and the inseam to get a really good shorts shape, so I’m…[Read more]

]]> 0 f31a8317350b9499ff5cd085d71afa62 Susan started the topic Hacking Lisboa walking shorts to culotte length in the forum liesl + co: lisboa walking shorts https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hacking-lisboa-walking-shorts-to-culotte-length Mon, 13 Oct 2025 01:58:43 -0400 I’ve made the Lisboa walking shorts several times; love them, so comfortable and a bit tailored with the lovely front pockets. I would like to use the pattern and lengthen the legs to culotte length. The fabric I have in mind is a drapey subtle striped wool or wool blend. Any advice? Any reason not to try this?

]]> 0 232fd8792eda13874e00cfc2371afe44 Lori became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179480 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:25:03 -0400 0 d2dd8bc4efb76ffb3295cfc933f6ceed Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Sizing - waist to hip distance in the forum liesl + co: garibaldi a-line skirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sizing-waist-to-hip-distance#post-83891 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:20:33 -0400 hello, and thanks for your patience during my travels! The hip to waist distance on our patterns is more like 8″, but it really depends on the height of the waist on each individual pattern. The Garibaldi Skirt is an A-line, so it flares more as it lengthens. A lot will depend on your fabric, too, so I would suggest doing a paper fitting of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 a96dc366207df515f56cf5a9fb848f5c Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Sticking pattern together in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sticking-pattern-together#post-83890 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:29:59 -0400 Hi Jackie,

Thanks for your patience during my travels. The patterns should be assembled according to the grid, so you’re matching the grid lines and trimming off the extra white paper. The letters in the circles indicate which corners go together to make it easy to identify which pages should be attached to each other. I hope that helps!

Here’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c7dd75f360429030f30c1751e50f97b Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Buttons? in the forum liesl + co: brunswick jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/buttons-2#post-83873 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:01:04 -0400 Hello! You can absolutely extend the front edge by 1/2″ on either side to make a 1″ button placket. You could also extend the collar by the same amount to get the same look on the lapels, but if you’re wearing the collar up it’s not strictly necessary. I’d love to see how it turns out!

]]> 0 406d694e91f87c8ad3d6abd7e7e4adf1 Planetgerf started the topic Buttons? in the forum liesl + co: brunswick jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/buttons-2 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:50:41 -0400 I’m wondering how easy it might be to add a button placket/3-button closure to this jacket. Is it as easy as extending the center front seam out on both sides? I suppose the collar/lapel would need to have adjustments as well. Anyone try this?

]]> 0 a24a762062afb4f70c164c232f59ee6b Planetgerf became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179469 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:46:23 -0400 0 6dc30ea7312ead725444abcfcbb318a0 Jackie started the topic Sticking pattern together in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sticking-pattern-together Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:52:28 -0400 I’m finally getting round to making the Chai Tea (which I bought in 2017!).

I cannot fully understand the sticking together instructions, despite having done this loads of times with other designers.

Do I need to match the letters in the ovals, or do I just trim one side and get the grid lines to meet and there will be two ovals with an A in…[Read more]

]]> 0 de4a7376dc7e39268329408f4d10dd94 Jackie became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179466 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:48:55 -0400 0