Mockup Mayhem: 1910 Dress
I think I went through all 10 stages of frustration on this one.
Note: more instructions doesn't mean better instructions
I promise the pattern for 1920 went much better! As we get into later decades I barely get mad at all!
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it occurs to me the 'close the seam underneath'might be literally stich from the back side
You have so much patience about that pattern !
step 7 probably refers to the flare cuff which is step 8 i think you used the normal cuff
That doesn't look like it was fun to work out those instructions! I'm excited to watch the next video though, and I really really liked the music you chose as a background!
On the up side, I liked the little diagram that showed you where all the perforations would be within a piece. Makes scouting them out a little easier. Maybe.
I feel you on the desperation, I went through the same thing with the Butterick B4954 pattern. It shouldn't be possible for instructions to be both too detailed and not detailed enough, but apparently it's been happening for more than 100 years. Kudos to you for figuring it out!
Kudos for persevering through that frustrating pattern! You did a wonderful job!
I am a picture person too. And I don't read much of the pattern instructions. :) I am working on a 1780s dress and well I am going to have to rework the pattern to look like that time frame.
You are my hero, there is no way I could have gotten anything functional out of those instructions.
You know, I have had that exact. same. look on my face so many times. I only started sewing close to six months ago, with an interest (surprise!) in working my skills to the point that I could sew recreation garments and costumes. I...cannot even imagine not losing my everloving mind with this pattern. I mean, the VIDEO made me want to run screaming.
Whoa, hit enter by mistake. HOWEVER. Watching and listening to your descriptions and experience here is massively fascinating. These patterns are like jigsaw puzzles, when the instructions were written in ancient Aramaic by a very drunk scribe -- but your experience is shedding light on construction methods, your problem-solving is very interesting. What I mean to say is -- these mockup videos are brilliant!