Comments on: How complicated would it be to adapt a Simplicity pattern for a child to fit an adult? http://popeyecostume.info/how-complicated-would-it-be-to-adapt-a-simplicity-pattern-for-a-child-to-fit-an-adult.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: thejanith http://popeyecostume.info/how-complicated-would-it-be-to-adapt-a-simplicity-pattern-for-a-child-to-fit-an-adult.htm/comment-page-1#comment-251 thejanith Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:25:14 +0000 http://popeyecostume.info/how-complicated-would-it-be-to-adapt-a-simplicity-pattern-for-a-child-to-fit-an-adult.htm#comment-251 I'm guessing you've already checked for the pattern in your own size. That'd be the easiest, of course. If that's not a possibility, I'd say use grid paper or graph paper to enlarge the pattern. Remember some of the proportions will need to change, as well. A kid's neck isn't that much smaller than an adult's, but the chest sizes will be vastly different. You need to keep that in mind as you're enlarging it. Some places need to be enlarged a lot, others only a little. You can do it, but you'll need to be careful. I'd suggest getting patterns for similar costume pieces and modifying those to fit the Popeye look, myself. Email me for more details on how to do that. I'm guessing you've already checked for the pattern in your own size. That'd be the easiest, of course. If that's not a possibility, I'd say use grid paper or graph paper to enlarge the pattern. Remember some of the proportions will need to change, as well. A kid's neck isn't that much smaller than an adult's, but the chest sizes will be vastly different. You need to keep that in mind as you're enlarging it. Some places need to be enlarged a lot, others only a little. You can do it, but you'll need to be careful.

I'd suggest getting patterns for similar costume pieces and modifying those to fit the Popeye look, myself. Email me for more details on how to do that.

]]> By: sherrie t http://popeyecostume.info/how-complicated-would-it-be-to-adapt-a-simplicity-pattern-for-a-child-to-fit-an-adult.htm/comment-page-1#comment-252 sherrie t Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:25:14 +0000 http://popeyecostume.info/how-complicated-would-it-be-to-adapt-a-simplicity-pattern-for-a-child-to-fit-an-adult.htm#comment-252 you could take the pattern to someone with a good printer an enlarge the pieces to your dimensions you could take the pattern to someone with a good printer an enlarge the pieces to your dimensions

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