Hi All
I have been starting the trouser video and following the draft
My dimensions are
Waist 32 1/4"
Seat 39 3/4"
thus drop 7 1/2"
Scale 19 7/8"
1/4 seat -1/4 waist = 9 15/16" - 8 1/16" = 1 7/8"
3-3A came out as 1/4"
For a 5/8"angle 5-A comes out as 3/8"
Hip Shape was 3/8"
Dart was 7/8"
Equals 1 5/8" so I am 1/4" short
I took the 1/4" off pt 25 towards point 23 (A)
Then I drew down from that new Pt 25 to Pt14. The hip curve off pt 14 made no difference at the seat line length
When I come to the waist length check at the end of the video, it seems to be fine
However the seat check only gives me 41" for the 39 3/4" seat so 1 1/4" room not the 3" needed??
Two questions:
Am I supposed to join the new Pt 25 directly to Pt 14 as this brings the seat in or do I leave the seat point where it was on the original Pt 25 and curve it into the new Pt 25 somehow. That would give me an extra 1/4" x 2 = 1/2"
Where has the 3" gone? Just to confirm I measure on the top draft along the seat taking out 3/8" at each end. Then on the bottom draft I measure from the flyline to 3/8" in from the side seam
Top Draft over Bottom
And Bottom Draft on its own - cut out bits replaced alongside
In proportion-wise it looks to me that point 23 to 24 doesnt look long enough to get the seat wide enough. Hoewever if i make Pt 23 to 24 any wider then the waste wont be right??
Thanks
Ken
There is a lot to unpack here. I think the best option is the November 29th online class. Where we will look at drops greater than 6".
Update No2
So I have redrafted to see if i had messed up. Seems like 24-25 has got ****** for me which is good. The seat has now worked out at 2 1/2" over which is good. Still not sure what to do with the waist. I need to reduce the under draft by 7/8" So I have just pulled Pt 25 in toward 23 by 7/8" and then I have put the hip curve on it to curve it in. I have used the same curve as the top draft. I think it looks ok. But comments welcome
Follow up question:
I thought I had it in relation to the front dart. My 1/4 Waist is 8 1/16", my A to pt 11 is 9 3/16" So my dart is supposed to be 1 1/8". However, on the comment about smaller waists it says the maximum dart should be 7/8".
Two more questions
Is a 32" waist a "smaller waist". What is classified as a "smaller waist"
Is 7/8" the maximum dart for all waists and should all dimensions over 7/8" be taken over to Pt 25 on the under side?