Ripped my muslin mockup in half by accident - best fitting mistake ever

Was draping a bodice last Tuesday at my studio and pulled the fabric too hard, tore it right at the shoulder seam. Turned out the rip showed me exactly where I needed more ease, so now I purposefully stress-test my muslins before cutting the real fabric. Anyone else find happy accidents like this while draping?

2 comments

2 Comments

amymason4h ago

And honestly that stress-test approach makes so much sense since a muslin's whole job is to fail before your good fabric does. I've started doing a quick tug test on tricky seams after seeing the same thing happen on a princess line.

aaron_wilson174h ago

What's the worst failure you've had from skipping that tug test? I'm curious how many people learn this lesson the hard way versus just reading about it.