I had shown y'all the black wool shell for Butterick 4419 hooded cape, and did sew up the linen/cotton lining ... then a funny thing happened when I pinned the two layers together. While they matched up in front, the back lining was hanging more than an inch lower in back. I didn't snap a pic, but I did leave the two pinned layers hanging on Matilda while trying to work out how I would solve this.
It appears gravity has done a decent portion of the work on this fix. Most of the hemline is now matching up a good week-and-half later. A few pics this morning:
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| B4419 hooded cape front |
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| B4419 hooded cape back |
The only place the hem still isn't hanging evenly is between the side seams and the center back seam, and I am wondering if I pin each side and let it hang for another week if it won't "fix itself" like it did in the middle of the back.
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| hems still uneven on the back curve |
I figure it's worth a try ... the weather decided to get with the calendar and we've had beautiful sunny days in the 70s and 80s, with no real cold fronts behind the storms recently. We could still get a freak frost between now and May - it's happened before - but it's a lot less likely I'll get a chance to wear this before fall. That should give me plenty of time to hand-embroider it.
So I'll check the hems again next week. I've already decided I will hem the layers separately then hand-stitch them together after I attach the layers, so if gravity doesn't do the whole job for me I can still adjust it that way.
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