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As I know, the Fira dress pattern is available in both downloadable PDF and printed paper format.

I opt for printed paper, because no printer required. However, you have to be aware of things like it is more expensive, can take several days or even weeks to arrive.

Ok, it looks like maybe your shoulders are wider than the pattern? I think you could make an adjustment for this by drawing a wider shoulder on the front and back pattern pieces.

Here the image, hopefully

Yes, I meant draglines. (Stupid autocorrection.) The folds go from the shoulder to the inner elbow. It is worse on the right shoulder.

Hi Claudia, I’m not sure what you mean by drawings? Do you mean drag lines? Can you post a photo so we can see what’s happening?

Thank you, that is very helpful!

@whimsy hi Mary, depends on what you want to have “work”.
From the pattern pieces, and the way the underarm gusset becomes part of the sleeve, if you want to match the pattern of a plaid that sounds like a nightmare.
If you don’t care about pattern matching, or want to embrace the “lines” of the pattern by highlighting them with mismatched plaid…[Read more]