Hello all,
I haven't posted in a while as I haven't had as much time to work on my coat but I'm finally at the fitting stage.
You'll see from the photos but I'm not happy with the fit at all. The sleeves are too tight around my models upper arm and around the shoulder. He can't lift his arms high and the shoulder pad may be sitting in the wrong place.
The under collar also seems to be sitting high meaning its tight around the neck and upper back.
I think the length of the coat is okay and the sleeves now that I have adjusted them? The top of the back is quite tight but maybe some could be taken out of the side seams from the armhole down to the waist?
I'm not confident enough to know how to tackle these alterations so I wanted to get some thoughts before I proceed. Maybe I have gone quite wrong at some point during the process.
Thanks!
Quarter chest for a 40” chest and above works well for the sleeve width. 39” and below needs quarter chest plus 1/2”.