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Have tried and failed to stitch a blouse… Need to try this…
Thanks for stopping by Preethi! Please do try and let me know the result!
Keep smiling! TC!
Ahaa.. this is so gooood.. I love DIYs… but I dont have a stiching machine..lol.. but, have bookmarked it.. will try it on my aunt’s machine. You teach well 🙂
Welcome to Tantu! Thanks for your compliments and bookmark Namrota 🙂 Let me know how it works 🙂
Keep visiting! TC!
your blog is very informative…looking forward to more posts….keep blogging!
Welcome to Tantu and thank you Kimi! Keep visiting! TC!
Wow very well explained.
Thank you and welcome to Tantu! Have a good day! Keep smiling & keep visiting! TC!
Very detailed post.
It is so….good. I like ur blog.it is very helpful to the bigeners.basic pattern for sari blouse is to…good.aanu modals stich maadutta edde.ega Ella bettede.edu nodeda mele puna stich madakku heli auttu.thank u sindu
Hi Sindhu,
I was really looking for this. Let me try and update you on the feedback. so well explained.
Thanks dear,
Bhuvana
Thank you Indrani! You are so kind! TC!
Thank you so much for your visit and your liking for Tantu 🙂 Oh! Ninga stitch madigondittira! Glad that Tantu is inspiring you! Ningala preetiya maatugalinge dhanyavaaadagalu 🙂 TC!
Hey Bhuvana! Thanks for your visit and for the lovable words 🙂 Will wait for your feedback 🙂 TC!
You make it look so simple! But, I don’t know how to use the sewing-machine 🙂 Blouse-pieces are waiting to be stitched 🙂 Nice DIY instructions 🙂
I nominated you for the Liebster award!
xxx
Dee
Thank you Anita! You are always kind! Hope you buy a sewing machine soon and start stitching your own! Glad you are here! Visit again! TC!
Thank you so much! Will write a post soon! TC!
thanks for detailed DIY. I’ll try n let you know soon.
Hey, Arja! Pleasant comeback! Hope you are doing good! Thanks for the compliments, eager to know the results 🙂 TC! Visit again!
i always look for something like this. i will give it a try thanks a lot
Glad to know that this is something that could help you! Thanks for you time and your words for this post 🙂
Hi Sindhu, Nice blog and keep it coming. One of my observations in most of the drafts is that for the shoulder line it is 1/2 shoulder + 1 cm or so. I understand that this is the basic draft. As the back neckline deepens, this shoulder measurement will not work and the blouse will fall off the shoulder. SO the shoulder measurement has to be accordingly decreased as I understand. Is there any standard measurement for this like Neck deep to Shoulder measurement chart? Will appreciate your inputs on this.
Great post!!!!!!!!!!Can i make princess cut blouse from same?If yes,then what are the changes to be made in the above mention diagram, esp.the arm syce part. Thanks in advance
I got answer to my query in one of your post .Again thanks for well xplained tutorial. I fail to understand why it is curve on both the sides of front bodice while back bodice remain unchange.pl help.
Its very useful…easy to follow…thank u sindhu..can u pl post front part of the blouse cutting pl. ?..your method one is easy to understand.
Hi Sindhu,
Nice meeting you!!! Thanks for your visit and for your valuable words 🙂 It would be a great pleasure to help you, please let me know which type of front part of blouse cutting you would like to read, plain or yoked?
TC! Keep smiling and keep visiting!
Really you are a very responsible person.because with in tight time schedule you are spending ur time with our comments and queries. Really saying thank you with total happiness, because no one do such a big work what u did now. Here i m asking front part of cross cutting blouse. And also give some idea to making fit darts for front portion.once again thank you so much.
very much useful. I am going to stitch a blouse for me. thank you.
Hi Paru,
How are you? Thank you for your feedback 🙂
Yes, you can make Princess-line blouse from these patterns. I have posted about it here:
Another post about making princess-line pattern from darted blouse pattern is here:
If you are a beginner, I would suggest you to follow the first link and if you know to make darted sada blouse, then you may follow the second link 🙂
I hope my answer would be useful 🙂 TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Hi Sunitha,
So sorry for delayed reply to your comment.
Thanks for your kind words, they encourage me a lot! Yes, I agree with you, as the neckline deepens more than 3inches, we need to reduce the shoulder width. I am doing a research on Indian and other pattern making methods worldwide and will publish a post on the same shortly. Thanks so much for your inputs regarding this 🙂 You are always welcome to discussion in anything related to garmenting/textiles/fashion 🙂
Keep visiting and help Tantu grow 🙂
TC! Bye! Keep smiling!
Hi Paru,
Hope you are doing good. I am extremely sorry for making you wait so long.
Regarding your question: Are you asking about the curves formed in the front princess line? If yes, the answer is that the front blouse part covers the bust which is curvy and hence the two princess-cut panels of front are curvy while the back parts are not.
I hope I have clarified your doubt 🙂 Feel free to ask anything. Because, you never know if others are also in need of an answer for the same 🙂
Tc! Bye! Keep visiting!
Dear Sindhu,
Thanks for the compliments and accept my apology for the late reply. Are you asking about princess-line blouses? I have already posted about princess line at the links given below:
I hope these links would be helpful for you 🙂 Any questions/queries are welcome 🙂
TC! Bye! Keep smiling and visit again!
Hello! Thanks a lot for stopping by! I would love to know about your experience 🙂 TC! Bye! Keep smiling and keep visiting!
This great! I have forgotten my procedures in pattern making.
Thank you!
Thanks Jeanne! Glad that my post helped you to refresh your knowledge 🙂 Hope you had a pleasant stay here 🙂 TC! Bye! Keep smiling and visit again 🙂
You have brought up a very good details , thankyou for the post. adcdbgbdebak
Thank you! glad that you like it 🙂
I regret to say I am not so good with fabric but if I was going to try I think I would start right here. Your instructions are so clearly detailed I am sure even I could have a go and make something wearable.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I am glad that you like my posts and my posts inspire you to start sewing 🙂 TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Thanks for this great information…….I love it.
Thanks
Glad you like this post. Thanks for stopping by. TC! Keep smiling 🙂
You have a very interesting and informative blog.
Thanks for your appreciation 🙂 TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Hi, found your instructions extremely valuable, Could you also please give the instructions to make the pattern for sleeves and front patti. If a person is short, how do you adjust the patti width, because I find that I have to increase the back length and this sometimes makes the back too long.
Thanking you in advance…
Dear Ma’am
I love the way u present u r blog. Neat n detailed.
Hi Nandhini,
Happy to have you and your valuable words for my post 🙂 I have covered a post on pattern making of basic set-in sleeve here: https://varnatantu.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/drafting_basic_or_plain_set-in_sleeves_pattern
Regarding your doubts, as per my understanding:
We need the length measurements and girth measurements (here waist length, bust, upper arm round and sleeve length) and if a person is short or much healthy, the pattern is made anyways based on the measurements. Hence, any width and length issues should not come. If you are talking about using ready patterns available in the market, then we need to have a discussion regading this 🙂
Hope I have made it clear. TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Dear Priya,
Thank you very much for your appreciation and feedback 🙂 Happy to have you here! TC! Keep smiling 🙂
i could not find the sleeves measurement. did you mean a sleeveless blouse?
Hi Rocky,
Thank you for stopping by. You may go through another post about sleeves construction here:
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Thanks , I must try it once, I have always stitched my clothes, I stitch katori cut blouse for myself, it is comfortable. I use to stitch for my children long back but now only for myself:) Lakshmi
Thank you Lakshmiji for your kind words 🙂 Please let me know about the result… A sewer can review this pattern better! TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Thank you for the simplicity of the instructions. I teach mostly western style pattern cutting and wanted to learn the simple sari blouse instructions. I will draft this and demonstrate to my students. I lecture at a college in the UK and Asian students always ask about blouses. Could you also show a tutorial on Chudidhar please the bag method. Thanks
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback 🙂 Hope your students liked it as well! Mmmm, hopefully the bag method tutorial will be posted as soon as possible… TC! keep smiling 🙂
Good explanation
Thank you Tanu,
Visit again! TC!
Thank you so much. Very well explained. Really helpful.
Pleasure is mine! Glad you like it and found it useful 🙂
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Great post sindhoo!!
Thank you 🙂
Mam I have one silk saree plz suggest a blouse design for that
Hi Gomathi,
Glad you thought my ideas would be useful for you 🙂 You may e mail me the photo to sindhoooo@gmail.com so that we can discuss it further.
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
Mam…I just saw ur links and all…so refined…I dreamt to become a professional designer but I couldn’t …but still doing my own way of designs on my little darling. …I just wanted to know Wether u design and stitch for any random customers or u have shop that I could visit. …I’m actually in dehradun….so online suits if u have any. ….and do need to know whether u do for kids tooo….
Hello Vaishnavi Madam,
Glad to have compliments for my write ups from a design enthusiast 🙂 I am not yet taking sewing orders nor I own a design house even though they are in my ‘to do list’. As of now I don’t have any suggestions for your requirements as you live in Dehradun and I am so sorry about it. Will let you know if I find any to suggest.
Thanks for writing. TC, keep smiling 🙂