made a bad sweater. Removed the fluff and now it's much nicer !
made a bad sweater. Removed the fluff and now it's much nicer !
The colours show much better on the before picture though. Basically I underestimated the thickness of the fabric and went for a drawstring at the waist. The peplum-thingy was also a questionable decision. The only thing I regret is the lack of pockets in the new version, I could stuff things inside when the waist was held together. I might add a pocket at some point and maybe a collar. \
Cool design idea! I think the original approach(? what's shown in before photo) might be worth another try either with a different material or with what you learned from the first try, particularly integrating a drawstring from the start. I think the drawstring adds something nice to the design, personally.
Regardless, the end result looks sharp!
I agree, I really liked the drawstring. maybe I'll construct it the same way, but use thinner material for the inside of the channel and the string itself. I don't know about the peplum thingy though. I think it needs somethig under the drawstring still. maybe a straight panel ?
Not sure about the resulting peplum either. I sort of feel like with a cleaner drawstring design it may be okay as-is, but better with a hem like you've done along the neck and chest to accent and give the peplum a complete, consistent look.
Also if you mean directly beneath/behind the drawstring, rather than below it, then yeah maybe something like you mention to give it some more definition wouldn't hurt.