Oliver + S | Ejensewchat | Mentions https://oliverands.com/community/members/ejensewchat/activity/mentions Activity feed mentioning Ejensewchat. Tue, 12 May 2026 21:56:12 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3756e7b8e54448f90e9808a9dc0ffe96 Lightning McStitch started the topic Finished waist too small in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/finished-waist-too-small Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:40:00 -0500 I thought I’d start a new post for my problem, so it didn’t get confused with the opposite problem previously reported in another thread. I believe @Ejensewchat has had the same problem (unsure of which size she was sewing)

I’ve made the size 14 Girl Friday culottes and the finished waist has turned out about 3 inches smaller than intended.

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]]> 0 23bfed33d3f968847f5fecece7b7559e Lightning McStitch started the topic Finished waist too small in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/finished-waist-too-small Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:40:00 -0500 I thought I’d start a new post for my problem, so it didn’t get confused with the opposite problem previously reported in another thread. I believe @Ejensewchat has had the same problem (unsure of which size she was sewing)

I’ve made the size 14 Girl Friday culottes and the finished waist has turned out about 3 inches smaller than intended.

I…[Read more]

]]> 0 23edb265ccb991e4ec3662d7ed1668ae Lightning McStitch replied to the topic pleats in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/pleats/#post-40581 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 11:13:22 -0500 @Ejensewchat I’ve just found exactly the same issue as you. My waistband is bigger than my culottes waist. I’m a pretty precise dart and pleat sewer so I’m unsure what’s gone wrong. I am using a stretch chambray/denim, but given that the waistband is interfaced it will stretch much less. Bit baffled as to why it’s this way round and not a smidge…[Read more]

]]> 0 23edb265ccb991e4ec3662d7ed1668ae Lightning McStitch replied to the topic pleats in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/pleats/#post-40581 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 11:13:22 -0500 @Ejensewchat I’ve just found exactly the same issue as you. My waistband is bigger than my culottes waist. I’m a pretty precise dart and pleat sewer so I’m unsure what’s gone wrong. I am using a stretch chambray/denim, but given that the waistband is interfaced it will stretch much less. Bit baffled as to why it’s this way round and not a smidge…[Read more]

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