This was not too hard but very time consuming with all the tucks! Maybe a bit too daunting for a beginner. The pattern fits well and looks great.
Rated 4 out of 5
Jill Silbert –
There is a trick to the tucks! It’s called an iron! Iron all your tucks first, then sew them into place! took me about an hour to do all the tucks on the arms, front and back! The lace inserts can be a pain, but do the modern method (zig zag). Unless you have a fashionista police person running around checking the inside of every blouse, you’ll be fine!!!! ABSOLUTELY line that lace by the elbow with tulle, or a very very fine cotton!!!! These work up best in white!!!! I actually used eyelet and didn’t have to do a hem on the sleeve! Worked great!!! Pipe cleaners work wonderful for holding up the collar! AND they are soft on your neck! hehe! Last piece of advice is to MEASURE THE ARM around, as the tucking can be very constraining on a larger woman’s arm – and uncomfy if it’s too tight! Remember, an “S” Corset gives the VERY BEST look to these bouses. Pare them with the walking skirt from Rocking Horse Farms 1908 Walking Suit (not the Beatrix Potter skirt). The more gored skirts give a flare to this!
Loren Dearborn –
This was not too hard but very time consuming with all the tucks! Maybe a bit too daunting for a beginner. The pattern fits well and looks great.
Jill Silbert –
There is a trick to the tucks! It’s called an iron! Iron all your tucks first, then sew them into place! took me about an hour to do all the tucks on the arms, front and back! The lace inserts can be a pain, but do the modern method (zig zag). Unless you have a fashionista police person running around checking the inside of every blouse, you’ll be fine!!!! ABSOLUTELY line that lace by the elbow with tulle, or a very very fine cotton!!!! These work up best in white!!!! I actually used eyelet and didn’t have to do a hem on the sleeve! Worked great!!! Pipe cleaners work wonderful for holding up the collar! AND they are soft on your neck! hehe! Last piece of advice is to MEASURE THE ARM around, as the tucking can be very constraining on a larger woman’s arm – and uncomfy if it’s too tight! Remember, an “S” Corset gives the VERY BEST look to these bouses. Pare them with the walking skirt from Rocking Horse Farms 1908 Walking Suit (not the Beatrix Potter skirt). The more gored skirts give a flare to this!