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dropped shoulder blouse
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Tue, 03/05/2019 - 19:34
I saw a top that had off the shoulder styling but it was a button down. The collar wwent from shoulder to center then from center to opposite shoulders as if the button down was pulled down over the shoulders. The top still maintained its function as a fitted button down. I assume the pattern is basically a fitted blouse but Im not sure how to and where on the bodice to create the collar and lower shoulder. Any ideas?
Fri, 03/15/2019 - 08:40
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off the shoulder
Mon, 03/25/2019 - 09:31
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Re: Off Shoulder Top
Dear missrefano,
This picture shows a V neck top, with a notch collar, that has a very narrow shoulder seam. However after wearing the top the shoulders have been pulled down. This way it looks like an off shoulder top. You can tell this by how the left sleeve is bunching up around the cap of the sleeve.
When a garment has a shoulder seam, even just a short one, the garment can hold its shape better on the body.
If you want the top to be truly off shoulder, then you need to remove some material at the top of the sleeve cap.
The neckline needs to start from the point that the sleeve is joined to the armhole.
It is better that the back neckline be higher than the front of the neckline. This way the top will hold itself better on the body.
Since we want the back of the neckline to be higher than the front, we need to remove the top of the sleeve cap diagonally, with the back of the sleeve at a higher angle than the front of the sleeve.
The length of the collar will need to cover the top circumference of the opening.
To help the top stay in place on a truly off the shoulder garment, we need to incorporate an elastic band at the top of the sleeves.
Hope this helps.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
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