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Susan Boston replied to the topic Sizing for a petite child in the forum oliver + s: library 9 years ago
I am about to make my first Oliver and S dress for my granddaughter and I don’t know what size I should select. Measurements correspond with both size 4 and size 5. Her chest is 22 1/2, her waist is 23 and her hips are 22. She is 40 inches tall and weighs 38 1/2. She’s nearly 4 and she wears mostly size 5 in RTW. She probably won’t be wearing the…[Read more]
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Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Serger Problems! in the forum off topic 9 years ago
I’m no expert in sergers, that’s for sure! I’d suggest taking it to a service center or someone who can take a look at it. They’re quite a specialized piece of equipment, and I’m just happy when I can thread mine successfully.
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Calditer Saunders replied to the topic Serger Problems! in the forum off topic 9 years ago
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Greenpip replied to the topic Sizing for a petite child in the forum oliver + s: library 9 years ago
@juviboston I’ve just measured my petite 8 yr old and she’s just 22inches. She’s in a 6 lengthened to a 7 at the moment and it fits very nicely.
The problem with going any smaller is you need to lengthen all the pattern pieces, not just at the skirt piece, or you would lose all the lovely proportions of this dress. -
María replied to the topic lisette for butterick sizing in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoThank you for the quick answer and the link, @liesl
So, should the B6411 had been a Liesl+co pattern, my measurements would appear in size 10 instead of 16, right? And I have to draw a 16 to make the dress in my size. -
Liesl Gibson replied to the topic lisette for butterick sizing in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoHello, @mariajsanroman! I’ve written a blog post to help explain the difference between sizes:
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María's profile was updated 9 years ago
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María started the topic lisette for butterick sizing in the forum
Sewing for Yourself 9 years agoI have just bought a couple of Lisette for Butterick patterns (B6464 and B6411), and I see that the sizing is different from Liesl+co patterns. The body measurements for a size 10 in the Liesl+co chart correspond to a size 16 in the Butterick envelope.
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Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Underlining in the forum off topic 9 years ago
That sounds like a good plan to me! Definitely test the interfacing (which sounds like it’s amazing) before using it to see if it’s necessary, but it sounds like you’ve thought it out brilliantly.
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Tamara replied to the topic Sizing for a petite child in the forum oliver + s: library 9 years ago
Hi Julie @juviboston
If this young lady measures just 22 1/2″ around the chest, I would be inclined to make a size 4 and use the length of an 8 if she is within the height measurements specified for this size. It would make it far too big to make a size 6 as the amount of ease is 2 inches and it is ample.
I would measure her height to find out…[Read more]
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Julie Vician started the topic Sizing for a petite child in the forum oliver + s: library 9 years ago
Making this dress for an 8 year old whose chest measurement is just 22 1/2 inches. How much ease is there in the pattern. I thought I would make the size 6 and reduce the pattern at the side seams and center back. Any advice on sizing would be appreciated!
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mcholley1 started the topic Underlining in the forum off topic 9 years ago
I’m making a junior bridesmaid dress out of a silk/cotton batiste. It has a tight weave you would expect from a batiste but is thin and slightly sheer. I’m planning to self line it and underline my bodice pieces with this German interfacing.…[Read more]
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Liesl Gibson replied to the topic LunchBox Tee View B in the forum oliver + s: lunch box tee + culottes 9 years ago
Sorry for the silence! Yes, the hem for both views is the same allowance. Like Lightning says, it’s a short boxy style. It looks darling on her! It also depends on what you’re wearing with it. The cropped length looks great with the culottes, but it might be on the short side for other styles. It’s all about the silhouette, right?
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Mmollett replied to the topic LunchBox Tee View B in the forum oliver + s: lunch box tee + culottes 9 years ago
Yes my daughter wears her pants below her tummy I thought it was because she had abdominal surgery last summer but perhaps it’s just a preference thing now that you say that! We may just layer it with a tank.
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Lightning McStitch replied to the topic LunchBox Tee View B in the forum oliver + s: lunch box tee + culottes 9 years ago
The t-shirt is a boxy, cropped style. It’s very stylish especially when teamed with the culottes. But not, I found, on a little girl who insisted on wearing her skirts or pants with the front waistband pulled down below a toddler belly. Ugh.
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Mmollett replied to the topic LunchBox Tee View B in the forum oliver + s: lunch box tee + culottes 9 years ago
Here she is with it unhemmed: https://flic.kr/p/R2uJoN
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