How To Add A Cowl Neckline To The Bodice Block Front
Hello Patrons! I'm trying my best to carve out a little more time for writing work this month, so instead of a full on sewing project today I have a patterning demonstration. Hopefully this is helpful for any of you wondering how to add a cowl neck to a bodice block front!
I'll be filming a tour of some other recent projects and little update video for you all that will be up here this week soon as well. I hope you are doing okay and are safe <3
How To Add A Cowl Neckline To The Bodice Block Front (YouTube)
Comments (15)
New patron here. Thanks for this video! I tried adding a cowl neck to a woven top, but my instructions were for a knit top. I had the presence of mind to cut my pieces on the bias, but didn't know to eliminate the bust darts. As the bias dropped, so did they, to my chagrin. Now I know how to do it right!
Dealing with bias is always an additional layer to contend with 😅❤
Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
Brilliant, thank you Bianca! Your explanations made perfect sense! Stay safe. Warm regards from Down Under <3
Thank you Rhonda!
Great tutorial! A pattern drafting technique that I would like to learn is the gathered fabric into a slit. The bodice of a lot of 30's and 40's fashions used this technique quite a lot. Basic one would be a horizontal slit from the neckline and then a large of fabric is gathered in the slit. It's all one piece of fabric, not two pieces. I hope this makes sense?
Thank you Rob! I want to make sure I'm picturing this idea correctly, do you mean things like this? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/728035096002943687/ I'm not sure I'm able to picture it, feel free to link me to an image though!
Love this! I also recently watched your 1 hour eyelet dress video. Amazon has a ton of straw, felt, linen, etc. cloche hard on their site. They seem to look fairly authentic.
Thank you Karel! I'm afraid I try my very best to not shop with Amazon anymore, so I'll be keeping my eye on Etsy and small business sellers in hopes something to my liking appears!
Wonderful tutorial. I once tried converting a neckline to a cowl using instructions from a book that recommended adding a seam under the bust. I like your method and the resulting bodice much better. <3
Thank you Lacey!
That was great! I especially liked the ways to find a 45 degree angle.
Thank you Tina!
Gah, this is so neat, I just *love* all the crazy spatial reasoning it takes to get flat paper into a 3D garment. Thanks for sharing this one, Bianca!
Thank you Caitlin! I'm glad you liked seeing how these come together!