Edit: I need to take a better photo of this when it isn’t midnight.
I know I haven’t been posting lately, but I haven’t been sewing as much as I should have, also. Things have been busy all around, but I’m getting back into the swing of things, slowly but surely, and that includes sewing.
This Halloween I am (hopefully) going as a mermaid. I’m on the fence about my tail, which looks baggy. Granted this is pre-styling, pre-embellishments, and I haven’t attached the side zipper yet.
I need some advise, guys. Should I:
1) Make it work! Leave the pattern alone, and rely on embellishment, glitter, fishnets, tridents whatever it takes!
2) Make it work: modify the pattern. Attach the zipper, taper the side seams to produce a thinner silhouette. Also pile on the embellishments.
3) Re-draft a new tail pattern?
I say make it work and modify the pattern. If you aren’t crazy about the fit, I say taper it until you like it – and then embellish it like crazy!
I agree with Meg! You want to feel sexy and fun on Halloween, right, so you should probably work on getting the fit that will make you feel most glam!
I also agree with Meg – taper until you get the correct fit and then embellish like hell!
Thanks guys! I hope it works out.