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Uff, I feel your pain! It’s really difficult to visualize your questions without a photo–can you possibly upload one to help me? We have several tutorials that I think can help, like this one: https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2018/08/how-to-raise-or-lower-a-dart.html

Yes, the two size blocks are different, but that doesn’t mean you can’t…[Read more]

Hi Pam, sorry to hear you’re feeling confused. Can you be more specific with your question? At what part are you unsure?

Also, thank for calling my attention to the missing snap tape on the envelope. In the 18-ish years that the pattern has been out no one has mentioned it. I’ll make sure we fix that.

Hello, and I’m glad you’re enjoying the pattern! Honestly, I didn’t know that snap tape came with the snaps different widths apart! I’ve only seen and used one type. Another option would be to use individual snaps. Maybe that would work better in this instance?

Oh, that turned out so cute! Well done! Thank you for posting.

This is 21 wale corduroy, so not an exact match to what you’re proposing. I interlined with flannel and lined with quilting cotton, and the coat as a whole definitely does have more drape than the version I made out of wool coating, but it’s held up well (the photo is from ODS, and YDS probably wore it for the last time this winter, 10 years…[Read more]

Will 6-8 wale corduroy work for this pattern? I don’t want it to look sloppy because the fabric has too much drape.