jumper skirts?

[tea-tomodachi.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this is the place (putting this is sew_loli too) : Anyone have advice for making a whole dress? Altering dresses I can do but I would like to be able to draft a pattern for a whole dress, with or without sleeves.

P.S. I like this one someone posted before. I don't know how to make a cut..
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[rabastiancolete.livejournal.com]

maybe its just my computer but the cut doesnt seem to be working right

[basje.livejournal.com]

Do you know how to draw patterns? If not, it's kinda a lot to explain over the internet so i'd invest in a book or course or so.

[plasticmonkey.livejournal.com]

For a cut, put < before your lj-cut text="" then put another after>

Then put your image, and end with < / lj-cut > (without the spaces) Hope that helps! ^_^

[howlnonyanko.livejournal.com]

There's a pattern you can use to make a dress like that (with sleeves) in the Gothic Lolita Bible Extra 2 (ISBN# 4757333366).

It's the polka dot black dress. The lines of the dress (how the top and bottom are connected and it flares out at the bottom) are the same. To make a jumper like in your picture, just add straps and don't attach the sleeves. You would also have to slightly alter to neckline? to make it more heart shaped...but if you can cut a paper heart then you can alter the neckline :) It's the same Sort of thing.

For the scallops...Gothloli #2 (ISBN# 4834721361) has how to draft scallops from a skirt with straight lines. IMHO, I think Gothloli #2 is the most useful one for a Sweet Lolita. I've use it the most. That and the Bible Extras :) I like the Bible Extras because the cut of the patterns are a bit nicer than the Gothloli ones.

[naorin.livejournal.com]

how to make a cut:

<*lj-cut text="blahblahhere"*> ... body... <*/lj-cut*>

of course remove the *

[industrialkitty.livejournal.com]

Oki, see where is says lj-cut text? you are supposed to put text there. The cut doesn't work 'cause of the picture.

As always I say use a commercial pattern. The less screw-ups you allow yourself the better. Just think, one of your pattern pieces doesn't agree with the other one? You forgot to add a seam allowance? Poo, your whole dress is pretty messed up. The modifications on most of the patterns would end up being that ribbon on the bottom, the scalloped hem(of which there's a great tutorial somewhere online...), and that bow. Those ('cept for the hem) are pretty easy things to add, so get a pattern and run with it.
I recommend a Gosu Rori, but there are other "loli-able" patterns that can be used.

pardon the OT but...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_ligaya_/]

Here's how to make an LJ cut:

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Just remove the brackets and the underscores. :D

[citric.livejournal.com]

<lj-cut text="title"> <img src="URL"> </lj-cut>

sorry, can't help with the sewing. :[ good luck though~

[mistressoftea.livejournal.com]

To make a cut do < lj-cut = " Text " > your image and stuff under the cut here < / lj-cut > Without the spaces of course. Anyhow that is really cute i wish i could help

[cidsa.livejournal.com]

Just letting you know that your cut is messed up.
I remember someone mentioned a good book, it was something like "clothing construction for the costumer" or something...hopefully someone else can help more x.x

[lacetrim.livejournal.com]

Hiii ^__^.

Here's a link to get you started: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=77268.0
I think you just need to modify it ^^. I don't know how the side and back looks, but for the front it just seems like you sew some lace onto the seams. The heart-like top of the jumper I'm sure you could figure out on your own, it doesn't look too hard ^_^.

The bottom looks like pleated ruffles to me, I don't have the link right now but a quick lj search of "ruffles" and I'm sure you'll find it easily ^__^. And the polka-dotted edge above the ruffles is called a scalloped edge, I believe. ^_^ Here's a link on that: http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00141.asp However as a warning I don't think hemming a scalloped edge is very easy ^^;.

As for the bow, I think you can use this link: http://community.livejournal.com/egl/5832358.html#cutid1 , just add an additional bigger rectangle ^__^.

What I do when I plan out a pattern for a dress is first draw out the design and then analyze the details. Then I draw out the pattern from basics like the first link and then just add on to it. When everything's done I add the seam allowance, usually I use 3/8 of an inch ^_^.

Hope it helps! Good luck! ^__^

[tea-tomodachi.livejournal.com]

Wow, I just looked at the dress tutorial link and it is soooo helpful. (why didn't I think of that before? haha) It looks pretty much like I could adapt it to make whatever kind of jumper I want. woohoo!

thanks everyone

[tea-tomodachi.livejournal.com]

I do know how to make SOME patterns. Skirts are pretty easy and I've done things like altering the sleeves or fit of something before. It looks like my best bet is gosu rori or remaking something that's already there for a whole dress.

And I have tried all these cut things and I just can't figure it out ^_^;

Re: thanks everyone

[sky-tipped.livejournal.com]

if you editing in the version that isn't plain text mode, (you can tell with all the button option-y things at the top) then highlight what you want and use the second button to have it make the cut for you.