This alteration originally ran back in 2004 / 2005. Burda used to do a monthly series of alterations, then fabric, and techniques. I have found them invaluable in better understanding BWOF.
The swayback adjustment alteration some of asked for and many others are available at the Burda English site through Yahoo! We’ve gotten permission to post on Yahoo!, but as I don’t like being sued, I won’t post it here.
Once you become a member at the Yahoo! Groups site, check out the ‘files‘ section. We’ve tried to compile what we could. I do know there are some missing 😦 But, listed are:
Broad Shoulders.pdf Broad Shoulder Adjustment from 4/05 BWOF |
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Enlarge or reduce pattern size.jpg Enlarge or reduce a pattern size (from Feb 2008) |
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FBA.pdf Adjusting for larger (D and up) bust |
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LongUpperBody.pdf Long Upper Body from 5/05 BWOF |
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NarrowBack.pdf Compensate for Narrow Back from 7/05 BWOF |
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petite.pdf Shortening Patterns BWOF 9/02 |
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RisingHem.pdf Adjusting for Rising Hem at Back from 1/05 BWOF |
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sba.jpg Adjusting for a Small Bust Cup from 11/04 BWOF |
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ShorteningSewingPatterns.pdf Shortening Patterns for Petites from 8/2005 BWOF ~ 2 pages |
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ShortWaistedFigure.pdf Short-Waisted Figure from 10/04 BWOF |
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sway.pdf Making a sway back adjustment |
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upper arms.pdf Large upper arm adjustment 2/04 BWOF |
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waist hip.pdf Narrow Waist, Wide Hip Adjustment 1/04 |
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Wider Thighs.pdf Adjust Skirt/Pants for Wider Thighs from 6/05 |
And, if you have trouble with BWOF directions, you can see some of their highlighted construction techniques. These include:
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binding vneck.pdf How to Bind a V-Neck Edge from 12/03 BWOF |
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binding.pdf How to Bind Bound Edges from 7/02 BWOF |
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cargo.pdf How to Make Cargo Pockets 7/03 BWOF |
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collar.pdf Collar stand illustrated sewing course from 1/01 |
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Concealed Placket Zipper.pdf How to Make a Concealed Zipper on Jacket 8/02 BOWF |
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darts.pdf Sewing and Pressing Darts, Making a Pressing Ham |
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Front Trouse Zip.pdf Trouser Zipper Instructions 4/03 BWOF |
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hem corners.pdf Making Hems, Small Vents and Mitered Corners 11/03 BWOF |
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kimono.pdf How to Make Kimono Sleeves 6/02 BWOF |
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lingerie.pdf Sewing Lingerie / Stretch Lace Workshop 11/02 |
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neck armhole.pdf Perfect neck and armhole edges (sleveless garments) 5/02 |
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piped jacket lining.pdf Piped Jacket Lining Instructions from 8/03 BWOF |
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piping.pdf Adding Piping to Garments 10/02 BWOF |
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single welt.pdf Single Welt Pocket Instructions from BWOF 1/03 |
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tie bands.pdf Making Tie Bands, narrow and wide 2/03 BWOF |
I hope you’ll consider joining the group!
I rising hem info this weekend. Thanks for the resource!
It’s actually a great and useful piece of information. I’m glad that you
shared this useful info with us. Please keep us informed like this.
Thanks for sharing.