Finally something to show!
I bought 7 meters of blank cotton, just to try the drafting process for the first time without wasting expensive fabric. I followed the video and the waistcoat turned out too big and with huge ***** of extra fabric on the line between my belly button and shoulder point.
I took the prototype apart and turned everything above the line between my first button and the bottom of my armhole away from the neckpoint so that the shoulder point was an inch further out. I figured that would pull the slack out of the chest, and this is the result! I'm very content :)
Opinions?
the overall inpression is good. here are some suggestions:
it seems that your left shoulder is lower than the right. Therefor the left front hangs lower, you can see at the points in the front. To alter it you can lower the neckpoint. You can also controle the angle of your shoulders with a angle measurment instrument. You can download one on your smartphone. You get an idea how you shoulder line should run...
It also seems that you have a slightly round upper back, so you need more lenght in the upper back. To alter the pattern you have to cut the upper back open and open it about 0,5-0,75 cm. With this alteration the angle of the shoulder will change a little bit. It might altready enough for your slobby left shoulder. Further, the gaping at the neck will disapear.
To get the armholes tighter you have to cut the front dart through the middel. than cut from the armhole to the point of the dart and fold the patter about 0,5-1 cm upwards . Adjust the line of the armhole to a fluid line.
You can shorten the back at the seam so that the seam is about one inch longer than your waistband of the trousers. When you want to wear the waistcoat with a pair of jeans I would add about one inch at the side seam and about two inches at the front in order to cover the button of the trousers.
Just suggestions. It is difficult only to jugde the fit by photos.....
I hope that will help to improve the fit you want .
That looks really good. Definitely get a supply of cheaper cloth for making 'toiles' (as they are sometimes called) ie. test garments. I find that cheap calico can be bought by the roll for a few dollars a metre, and it's good for test garments because it has a bit of body and stiffness.
I'm not experienced at fitting vests. I think it's pretty good but some improvements could be made. There's something going on in the upper back in the rear view, and around the neck in the front view. It almost looks like the shoulder tips need to be raised? (ie. straighten shoulder angle). But in some of the other views it looks like the armscye is loose - is it possible that it's too tight in the waist and is 'sitting' on the hips?
These are just ideas - definitely wait for Rory to provide his input before proceeding with any alterations.
Only thing I see is that perhaps the armholes could be a liiiiiittle bit tighter and my neck point is standing away from my neck a bit