A Lasses Wear Thread

[Dixiecat]

She didn't match the pattern when she cut / sewed her skirt that's why!!

It can actually be very difficult to match tartans at the side seams of skirts unless the tartan is symmetrical in all directions. Also, the tartan pictured seemed to have a very wide sett, which means if she wanted (and could) match the stripes at the side seams, a great deal of fabric would have been needed.

Most sew-ers will ignore matching plaids/tartans at every seam, sometimes it just can't be done.


My additions:

http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V1...esigner&page=1

http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V8...esigner&page=4

http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V8...lection&page=1


From the little I saw of the MacDonald wedding photo earlier in the thread (in which they were snoggin'), I think the pattern below was used by his new mother-in-law. I recognised it as I just made the bolero jacket for my 12yr old daughter who, btw, was disappointed I didn't make her the entire dress (not enough fabric). The pattern is now discontinued, but still available from Simplicity.

http://simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=3780

Most patterns can be used for tartan. I skip right past the photos and hone in on the line drawings. Print them off, grab a couple of coloured pencils and draw in a tartan. Maybe you only want a tartan collar, or cuffs? A few pen strokes will tell you if it's too much or not enough. The first pattern I posted would be fantastic with the sash part done in tartan.

Also, a very reasonable priced corset company: www.timeless-trends.com