Susan, I am sorry to say that I could not understand your instructions for this technique.

I am very surprised as I have some of your books, I also took one of your on line class and really enjoyed it. I find that 95% of the time I capture what you write but you lost me on this one after the second instruction "The seamline just above the hem has been opened up, and the hem allowance has been turned up into place."

Could it be as some of the other posts suggested that something was left out of this instruction?

I love your teaching and your books. Also, your delight in taking the time to do hand work (hand basting - and all that seems tedious) very contagious - THANK YOU, Sandra Taylor

what novel idea. I will have to give it a try before I can give it a "Love It" but it sure looks like it has the possibility of being that. Thank you Diane Ericson!

Sandra Taylor

I have wanted to know how to make aleration changes from a straight leg to a wide leg and vice versa. Thank you so much for the instructions.

The only thing that confused me in your instruction was in paragraph five where you said to add 1" to the back leg. However, in the picture diagram it says to subtract an inch. Which is it? add or substract?

Otherwise this was great information. I will be trying to do this with my favorite pants pattern.

Sandra Taylor

What wonderful tips for pressing up a straight seam and rounded edges. Thank you Linda Lee!

Sandra Taylor

This was a great article. I am making a jacket from Simplicity 4044, a retro 1940's pattern replica. It has a raised back neck that comes around to the front. The pants in this pattern has a raised waist with no waistband and the center front is rounded and split at the center front. The pattern only indicates interfacing for the waist of the pants and the front facing of the jacket but no support for the raised neckline.

The interfacing of the pant waist is insufficient and crumbles when I bend or sit.

I think the suggestion of using boning may be the solution to my delima.

Thank you Susan Khalje, you are the tops!!!!

Sandra Taylor

This was a great article. I am making a jacket from Simplicity 4044, a retro 1940's pattern replica. It has a raised back neck that comes around to the front. The pants in this pattern has a raised waist with no waistband and the center front is rounded and split at the center front. The pattern only indicates interfacing for the waist of the pants and the front facing of the jacket but no support for the raised neckline.

The interfacing of the pant waist is insufficient and crumbles when I bend or sit.

I think the suggestion of using boning may be the solution to my delima.

Thank you Susan Khalje, you are the tops!!!!

Sandra Taylor

I enjoyed the article about tapering or widening pants patterns.

I found what appears to be a discrepency. Your WRITTEN instruction in the 5th paragraph says to add 1" to the back leg width. However, your DIAGRAM below the written instructions says to subtract 1" from both the front AND the back.

Could you please clairify that for me.

Thank you, Sandra Taylor