Entry tags:
kneebands
The breeches kneebands were giving me a hard time last week, and I was a bit stalled. The band mostly encloses the leg bottom seam allowance, but has that one end hanging free (for the buckles).
The bands didn't seem to fit, until I remembered that I had taken in the legs but forgot to shorten the band. So I altered the bands I had already made, but they still didn't seem to match up.
Finally noticed that I hadn't clipped at the "clip" mark on the front and back leg pattern. That solved everything as it freed up the seam allowance so I could actually sew the band properly in place.
It all made sense eventually, but a couple of photos would have helped!
I also decided to go with buckles since I found some nickel-finish ones at Burnley & Trowbridge. My HB had no opinion about buckles vs. buttons, as long as they weren't brass or gold in color. I guess I will just fiddle with them to figure out how they are supposed to work!
The bands didn't seem to fit, until I remembered that I had taken in the legs but forgot to shorten the band. So I altered the bands I had already made, but they still didn't seem to match up.
Finally noticed that I hadn't clipped at the "clip" mark on the front and back leg pattern. That solved everything as it freed up the seam allowance so I could actually sew the band properly in place.
It all made sense eventually, but a couple of photos would have helped!
I also decided to go with buckles since I found some nickel-finish ones at Burnley & Trowbridge. My HB had no opinion about buckles vs. buttons, as long as they weren't brass or gold in color. I guess I will just fiddle with them to figure out how they are supposed to work!