Toile 4: Sports Top

After making a basic toile for the last one, I was looking forward to seeing what the final piece could look like.

What has changed:

- Introduced the panels for the real piece

- Used a similar fabric (thermo lycra), even though I will be using scuba

- Moved the curve to the middle of the sleeve and made it more curved

- Reduced the size of the piece by a cm

- Added 3cm waistband to match the neck.

I'm very happy with how this piece worked out in the end. I think its very flattering for

the body and gives more support than the first design I did. However there are still areas that will need changing. I need to practice the neck and waistband, as I'be twisted them both, even though I marked everything out and pinned it in place. In addition, the back neck line was too low down, making the neck piece stick out (as seen in the picture below) and not fit securely.

What needs changing:

- Remove 3cm dart from the sleeve to curve

- Reduce the sleeve size by 2cm

- Reduce the size by cm to make it more secure

- Sort the back of the neck, as its not tight fitting (2cm

removed) and hangs lower than wanted (increase the curve through the raglan).

Apart from that I believe this is my final toile before I start testing them all out, This may influence what changed I make or highlight areas that need to adapt. It is only slightly off what I want for this piece and may have to toile once more before making the actual finished piece, as the shorts are perfect and I want this to be the same.

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