Oliver + S | Kanatajj | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/kanatajj/activity Activity feed for Kanatajj. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:59:46 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 90d56bc7e70aafcb73517dc36023dd4b Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78785 Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:46:26 -0400 I’m pleased to report that my blue tencel denim Fira dress is good to go!

I did the high round back and forward shoulder adjustments as suggested. I also pivotted the bust dart down by another 5/8″.

I made a muslin which was good except a few drag marks on the back which looked like the waist was too snug. I straightened the waist curve out by…[Read more]

]]> 0 e9248bbd3c15e0ca3cb173ef5de6d20b Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78616 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:35:10 -0400 Thanks, Lyndsey!
I’ll alter the pattern pieces as P/P suggest and try a real muslin this time!

I have one other question…
I assume that the tuck was just to establish the right place for the high round back adjustment? It certainly seemed to fix how the back neck sits.

The high round back adjustment adds length to the upper back, which see…[Read more]

]]> 0 52f804b3c8e3a6655c77baa167577ee5 Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78577 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:27:46 -0400 adding yoke photo

]]> 0 dbb6875aa3ce094e9c400886fd8bc26b Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78574 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:22:23 -0400 I read the section of the Palmer/Pletsch book you suggested. Thank you. It sure looks like it addresses the issue I’m seeing.

I tried pinning a 5/8″ tuck on the back yoke as you suggested. I tried a few locations, but the best is actually the first one I tried.I pinned a 5/8″ tuck folding on a line at the bone at the base of my neck. The line is…[Read more]

]]> 0 e6ec31c8272de50b5e910d60b7a006c3 Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78570 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:58:45 -0400 Yes, I’ll try that! Thanks for thinking it about it.

]]> 0 f42e07cdc7447e62ebe2a7d0a0751d00 Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78566 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:04:02 -0400 Thanks, Lyndsey,for your thoughtful response.

I have the Palmer/Pletsch book also, so I’ll read that part. I think that may be the alteration I was trying to do – move the interior and exterior shoulder points forward. I ran into trouble because the shoulder seam incorporates the raised neckline. I couldn’t figure out how to add/subtract the e…[Read more]

]]> 0 77b73382254579694958841fe5486c67 Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78561 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:19:32 -0400 Thanks, Liesl.
Just to clarify. There is no back seam in the yoke, so I assume you mean to make a cut down the centre back of the yoke?
Jean

]]> 0 d57f5f40e1ec1ed90de78c4ff9c63d6f Kanatajj replied to the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please#post-78509 Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:01:29 -0400 Thanks for the response, Liesl. Yes, I’m definitely confused. Sorry I got sidetracked last week, but got some photos organized today.

I’m uploading front, back and side views as well as a photo of the back pulled forward on my shoulders to where I think the shoulder seam should be sitting.

I know the dart position is not right; I didn’t lower…[Read more]

]]> 0 b34ddbc45aeffe1796c31d1cae475c24 Kanatajj started the topic Help needed with shoulder adjustment please in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fira-dress-help-needed-with-shoulder-adjustment-please Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:18:53 -0500 I could really use some help with a forward shoulder alteration on the Fira dress.

This is my first Liesl and Co. pattern although I’ve been sewing for 50+ years. I’m making a straight size 10 with an A/B cup. I’ve made a muslin, although it wasn’t intended that way at the start. (I should have known better!) I lowered the bust darts an inch be…[Read more]

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