tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post1564969348997336042..comments2024-03-26T23:49:45.255-07:00Comments on COME SEW LUTTERLOH WITH ME: How to use the vest pattern as a sloper/or how do I know what the ease is in a pattern?Fonnell/Grammie/momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-86383213283744305592015-08-05T14:32:31.824-07:002015-08-05T14:32:31.824-07:00Thank you so much for the quick response, I'm ...Thank you so much for the quick response, I'm going to try again tomorrow, everything's always too big round my bust but I really want to get this working :-) CarmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-31882956191449062272015-08-05T13:19:39.142-07:002015-08-05T13:19:39.142-07:00Hi Carmen,
A difference of 4cm would suggest that ...Hi Carmen,<br />A difference of 4cm would suggest that you'll need a SBA if measuring using the Lutterloh method. Do you usually need one in other patterns you've used? You might look at this website for indicators of a need for a SBA:<br />https://www.sewalongs.com/myrtle/myrtle-small-bust-adjustment<br /><br />Although it's not specifically for Lutterloh patterns it should still be informative. I would also be sure that when you're drawing your dots that you make sure that the pin isn't leaning over while you stretch the tape. For my very thin, pre-teen niece I usually use a measurement straight across her chest at the fullest part of her bust. As long as you're paper fitting your pattern before making it up in fabric it shouldn't take too long to try out a few different measurements. Since you've already tried a few you already know you need to go smaller. This may seem time consuming but I assure you it will pay off once you figure out your personal alterations. You'll use these same alterations for every Lutterloh pattern in the future. Try not to get discouraged. If you have more questions just ask.Ann in Calif.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420832663617562254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-40454655809842606262015-08-05T11:42:45.505-07:002015-08-05T11:42:45.505-07:00Hi, I have just ordered the system from the German...Hi, I have just ordered the system from the German website am eagerly awaiting its arrived, in the meantime I subscribed to the nz site and got the free pattern and tape thingy, my problem is I can't seem to get the vest pattern small enough to fit my bust, I only have a 4cm difference between my high bust and full bust and measuring the lutterloh way its still not working, which measurement should I start with and should I expect to do a small bust adjustment ? I'm getting frustrated :-( many thanks, CarmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-30490157035568718342013-06-26T22:12:44.075-07:002013-06-26T22:12:44.075-07:00Rachel,
I know of no way to alter standard pattern...Rachel,<br />I know of no way to alter standard patterns using Lutterloh patterns. But you will learn a lot more about fitting yourself which will help you in fitting any pattern to yourself. You'll learn a lot here in our blog on ideas for how. Enjoy your new patterns and do make the fitting vest.<br /><br />FonnellFonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-11412836800298506522013-06-26T22:08:36.754-07:002013-06-26T22:08:36.754-07:00Hello!
I have just been introduced to the Lutterl...Hello!<br /><br />I have just been introduced to the Lutterloh pattern making system in my area through a local fabric shop.<br /><br />During class it way mentioned that you can alter standard patterns, but we were not show this in the class. <br /><br />How do use this system to alter existing patterns I already have?<br /><br />Thanks!<br />RachelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772097742339434335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-91406708540041259552012-08-02T14:56:20.215-07:002012-08-02T14:56:20.215-07:00looking for a lutterloh a-line skirt pattern to ma...looking for a lutterloh a-line skirt pattern to make. Has any one made one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-29659277007945155472011-07-28T15:52:20.722-07:002011-07-28T15:52:20.722-07:00Connie,
check out all our links on the right hand ...Connie,<br />check out all our links on the right hand side. In there we have some sewing we did together and you can see photos of what people have made. Also there are several articles that Ann has done on making something else out of a pattern to make it the style you want. <br /><br />As with any pattern or system you MUST tweek a pattern to fit your shape. This can be an easy job by following the steps we've put in some of our posting. <br /><br />You can start small and work up. Buy a supplement and a tape measure and see what happens. Links on the side for purchasing from different countries. <br /><br />As for the pants, or the tops or the skirts you can make them fit your body with some thoughtful fitting.<br /><br />Let us know how your sewing goes!Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-79837953953608095702011-07-28T15:06:13.173-07:002011-07-28T15:06:13.173-07:00Hi to everyone! I am sooo excited to find this bl...Hi to everyone! I am sooo excited to find this blog! Thank you to Fonnell for giving us her time and talent. I want to learn to draft patterns and have been reading everything I can find and found this blog. I need to save a little $$ to get the system so my question is, does it really work? Can you design other pieces from the available patterns? How do the pants fit? I bought the Bonfit system a very long time ago and it was way to complicated to even begin. I don't want to waste $$ if this system isn't all it seems to be. Any advice or information from any of you would be appreciated. Thanks again to all of you. Connie, Floridaminniemeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133256075233558077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-49762510881822975002011-05-06T07:54:38.878-07:002011-05-06T07:54:38.878-07:00I plan to print and try the dress pattern top. Yo...I plan to print and try the dress pattern top. You are correct about me going smaller because I notice the placement of the shoulder line does get lower the smaller I go.<br /><br />Thank you for your help.Ursula from TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-83959392192095006352011-05-05T15:30:32.200-07:002011-05-05T15:30:32.200-07:00If you'd rather not do the vest use the patter...If you'd rather not do the vest use the pattern I put above. You can leave off any collars round the neck and make a really good sloper using the dress pattern. You can work on skirt separate from the top. Just click on it to enlarge it and then print it.Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-27725715195270488842011-05-05T15:26:53.471-07:002011-05-05T15:26:53.471-07:00Let me collect some web sites and information for ...Let me collect some web sites and information for you to make this easier. It really shouldn't stop you from enjoying the patterns. I've heard people say you have to be a very normal shape to fit the patterns. Well that can be said of even going to the retail store to get clothes. Few of us fit easily on top and bottom. So we master fitting our own shape, it is a great thing to do. <br /><br />And a word of caution: There is a bust adjustment on Threads magazine site right now. It will not do the job you or I need. It is a tiny adjustment and won't help us out. <br /><br />I will get back to you as soon as possible.Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-26409096151635667072011-05-05T10:54:00.997-07:002011-05-05T10:54:00.997-07:00Fonnell,
I had a feeling that wasn't right. ...Fonnell,<br /><br />I had a feeling that wasn't right. I sewed another t-shirt a few weeks ago and the shoulder and upper chest area just was not right. I feel the upper chest is too wide.<br /><br />In commercial patterns, I go with a size 10 for the upper chest and then to a 14 or 16 for the bust and side seams. I have a 38 bust circumference and a B cup. My upper bust measurement is 36".<br /><br />When I draft patterns for Lutterloh, I use 98cm for bust and hip. <br /><br />Should I be doing something differently. Could I use another pattern instead of the vest for a sloper?<br /><br />Thanks Fonnell. I really love all the options in Lutterloh patterns but I just can't seem to fit my upper body very well.Ursula from TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-3134991582624086132011-05-05T09:28:56.711-07:002011-05-05T09:28:56.711-07:00Ursula,
This is in the vest pattern? It seems to...Ursula,<br /><br />This is in the vest pattern? It seems to me that 2 inches is much too much and you need to draw the pattern in a smaller size. Removing armscye distance needs to be done so you get a nice horseshoe shape, the back should end up 1/2" longer than the front and then you must remake the sleeve. Walk it around the armscye and adjust the curves to match. You can see why I would suggest you do a smaller size. It could be you do a big size for a bust measurement. It is much better to do a size that matched your smaller chest measurement and then do a large bust change on the finished pattern. There are many ways to do this but one step at a time.<br /><br />Maybe you could tell me more. What kind of pattern is this? A jacket pattern always has a lower armscye. Is it a vintage pattern? They usually have very tight armscyes. <br /><br />onwardFonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-47862670717696234852011-05-05T07:39:42.229-07:002011-05-05T07:39:42.229-07:00Fonnell,
Hello again!
I've learnt that I n...Fonnell,<br /><br />Hello again! <br /><br />I've learnt that I need to shorten the armscye depth on my patterns by at least two inches. At the bottom of the armscye I draw a horizontal line across and perpendicular to CF/CB line. I then fold downwards. Would I have to do the same for the sleeve? <br /><br />Do you suggest I add the two inches I removed to the length?<br /><br />Thank you in advance.Ursula from TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-58419758882705135572010-11-09T09:34:55.278-08:002010-11-09T09:34:55.278-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-81375230278789394882010-11-09T01:50:41.179-08:002010-11-09T01:50:41.179-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Faridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076296464524730977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-31792315869892596112010-06-19T22:03:26.959-07:002010-06-19T22:03:26.959-07:00Now if you are using the pattern from that old, ve...Now if you are using the pattern from that old, very old handout for a sloper you will find the fold over collar can puzzle you. Take the bottom dot and a T-square and using the bottom edge for your T draw a line straight up and through the collar edge. Cut it off and it will begin to look much better. Any amount it might be off will be corrected in your test make. With the bodice you will not have a sloper that covers your hips you will need to make the skirt portion. With the vest you have all the needed measurements. I felt I had a better fit when I fit the bodice and then the skirt area. But most Lutterloh patterns work just fine with the Vest pattern as sloper.Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-10410172369964522502010-06-19T22:01:55.100-07:002010-06-19T22:01:55.100-07:00sorry for the confusion- my question was referring...sorry for the confusion- my question was referring to the pattern with the sleeve and skirt part also, that you said came free along with the vest? CSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-61300379367373151992010-06-19T21:56:05.878-07:002010-06-19T21:56:05.878-07:00In turning the vest front into a sloper you can te...In turning the vest front into a sloper you can tell where to remove the button band by starting at that 2nd dot you put (there are two on the center neck band very close together. The first one from the edge is the button band. Remove the button band and you have just "you" and no over lap.Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-14366668194582986352010-06-19T21:47:00.464-07:002010-06-19T21:47:00.464-07:00Hi there, so glad to find you! I am working on a p...Hi there, so glad to find you! I am working on a personal sloper, and would like to use the LL example you gave before the vest, the one you said you use? I too have it in a handout/insert that came with my kit, and right away I see it folds over down much of the front to go with the collar-- How would I find the center front and get rid of the part that folds over? -CS in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-52087337400569113832010-05-12T09:45:05.473-07:002010-05-12T09:45:05.473-07:00I have read most of the posts and comments. Is th...I have read most of the posts and comments. Is there any way to know when a new comment or response has been added somewhere? I'd like to keep up with the new information.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-29544919088520592302010-05-10T17:10:46.579-07:002010-05-10T17:10:46.579-07:00Soo excited! I just received my system TODAY!
Of ...Soo excited! I just received my system TODAY!<br />Of course, I came straight home and started playing... I'm working on the vest pattern now, but I traced it as is - just to get a feel of working with the pattern and tape.<br />I plan on hunkering down this weekend to make this first fitting piece.<br />But I've already run thru my book and picked out the styles I want to make first...;-)<br />Like I said... soo excited!MsMicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256883516393137158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-78964557444368324822010-04-23T15:11:55.307-07:002010-04-23T15:11:55.307-07:00I don't know where to post, but since I am wor...I don't know where to post, but since I am working on this idea of making a sloper, I will try here. Some say to use your bust # for all the top markings, including the dots on the waistline. Others say use the hip # for the waistline dots. Which is it? Does it depend on if is a shirt pattern or a pants pattern (whether the waist is in relation to the bust or in relation to the hip)?<br />I"m also wondering if you use the same procedure to make a skirt sloper. I don't know how to do the darts on the skirt patterns. How long do you make the dart and what do you point at? Or do you use a pattern without darts, but a lot of seams?<br />Some questions about markings: why is the X where the pin goes sometimes x and sometimes +?<br />Also when looking at similar skirt patterns, why are the waist numbers not the same?<br />Is this too many questions at once? Thank you for this blog.<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-15495658548991497012009-10-08T15:37:15.191-07:002009-10-08T15:37:15.191-07:00Joanne
Welcome to our fun world of pattern making....Joanne<br />Welcome to our fun world of pattern making. <br />Read from our older posting for basic information on how the patterns work.Fonnell/Grammie/momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428737043026677865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204432097294908162.post-69121178123958304482009-10-08T15:28:38.345-07:002009-10-08T15:28:38.345-07:00Hello,
I am brand new to Lutterloh - Just found ou...Hello,<br />I am brand new to Lutterloh - Just found out about it last week! I am so happy to see this site and to hear the enthusiasm and fun you are all having. I'm not able to purchase a kit yet, but I was thrilled with the link to the Australia site. If you join their mailing list they send you three free patterns and a gauge to put on the end of your tape-measure. I can start now! The first thing I want to try is the vest and your tips are going to be very helpful. Thank you so much!Joanne, in Tennesseenoreply@blogger.com