I have lots of insecurities, like others, but I feel I have a tad more! š Anyway, Iām trying to find patterns that will work to give me a bit more confidence and masking of some of my undesirable parts. Keep in mind, I donāt see others in the same light as I see myself, so please donāt take offense to any of my feelings of the parts I feel are undesirable to me, because I do feel everyone is beautiful in their own way- I just donāt see it in myself most days. I would describe myself as boxy, no hips, wide shoulders, large stomach and flat chest. I feel most women with a tummy can mask their tummy because they have a large chest, they are considered curvy and beautifulā¦thatās not the case for me. I donāt have the āfeminineā curvy features. When I was young, I had the swimmers body type but now I have hypothyroidism and most of my weight is stored in the tummy. Iām looking for ways to create the curvy look, sliming down the tummy somehow. Any pattern suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Sewing For A Boxy Figure
Sympathy here, although I'm not 'boxy', more 'dumpling'
Do you have someone you trust to give you honest feedback? That helps. You get some good advice on here if you can upload photos (I struggle with that!)
How experienced are you as a sewer? My advice when you are struggling with fit / look is not to stretch your sewing skills too far - stick with what you can do.
Knits are friend and foe. They can be very helpful, heling skim over some parts of the figure, but they can be a devil to sew and very variable.
Even if you're not curvy, some of the patterns such as Cashmerette, can be great.
Do you already have favourite patterns? If not, I suggest looking at Muna and Broad and Helen's Closet
I'm also an old fan of Park Bench patterns that are easy to adjust and change.
Here's a starting suggestion:
Muna and Broad Loxton Leggings, made in bottom weight knit, easier to sew and handle, they are a good 'base'
Simple top / shell / Tshirt. Helen's Closet has a good T shirt, but if you want a woven top, then Cashmerette's Montrose is quite useful, the gather at the back is quite forgiving.
Top that with a shirt: Cashmerete's Harrison is a favourite of mine. Although drafted for the conventionally curvy, it is easy to smooth out the curves, so it hangs straight that works very well.
Readytosew has a good selection of shirts and smocks - and I have had great success cutting the Pekka jacket as an unlined shirt.
Others will be along with suggestions, I hope some of them help you along the way!
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