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This ports the docs for the following designs: breanna, bruce, cathrin, florence, florent , hugo, lily, lunetius, onyx, opal, paco, sandy, shelly, shin, sven, tamiko, teagan, iberius, trayvon, wahid, walburga, and yuri. Also adds a prebuild step to build the options umbrella pages. and includes some CSS tweaks.
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title: 'Breanna body block: Sewing Instructions'
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sidebar_label: Sewing Instructions
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sidebar_position: 20
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Remember to treat Breanna as a basis rather than a final product, so adjust
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what you need to get the desired look. For instance:
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- Change the neck line
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- Add/change the closure allowances
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- Alter the dart placements
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- Add a collar
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It is all up to you! Experiment and go forth!
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:::tip Breanna is a block, not a pattern
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A block is a basic shape on which other patterns are based. They are sometimes
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also called slopers, although purists will argue that a block and a sloper are
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different things.
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Blocks are typically not made as-is but rather serve as a basis for other
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patterns so the instructions below will not go in depth about closures or
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finishes and are for the default Breanna block.
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:::
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## Step 1: Mock-up Construction
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- Close the front darts.
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- Close the back darts.
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- Sew the front to the backs at the shoulders _good sides together_.
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- Matching notches, sew the sleeves to the shoulder _good sides together_.
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- Sew the side seams _good sides together_.
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:::tip
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- You may need to leave the bottom of sleeve side seams open to put the garment
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on.
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- If you are making adjustments you may wish to sew the seams _wrong sides
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together_ to make them easier to adjust.
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:::
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## Step 2: Try it on
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- Try it on and check the fit by pinning the back closed whilst wearing it.
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- Make any alterations and try it on again.
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- Repeat until you are happy.
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:::tip
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If you do not have someone to help with pinning, you may find it easier to cut
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the front part in two with seam allowance rather than on a fold and sew the
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back seam up so that you can pin in the front when trying on.
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Keep an eye out for anything you keep doing whilst wearing the mock-up, are you
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pulling it down? Constantly adjusting the shoulder? etc. Things like these are
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signs of where the pattern may need adjusting.
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Sometimes you may need to wear the mock-up for an extended amount of time to
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get a better sense of the fit so don't be afraid to walk around in it for a
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couple of hours.
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## Step 3: Make a paper pattern
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- Once happy with all your changes unpick your mockup and make a paper pattern
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based off of it.
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- Now you have a pattern you can use to produce a garment.
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:::tip
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It is best practice to make a paper pattern from the mock-up if you have made
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any alterations, as this will allow you to clean up any lines but also means
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you have a pattern that you can keep producing garments from.
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