It is hard to keep up with everyone’s progress and analysis. I am not convinced any of my patterns are yet screen accurate or even something someone would want to be seen wearing. As a test I did a very quick mock up of both of my last two attempts. These are versions I call Version CarpElgin (Version CE) and Version Dimahleesi (Version D). Here are the photos of those tests. The Front is the same in both versions.
Several days ago I posted some photos of my Alpha version of the Jyn Erso Blouse. I received a few comments and a request from @
jeniwan for an updated pattern since I had not yet posted my then-newest attempt based on the Disney photos supplied by @
CarpElgin.
To respond to that request I updated my pattern and instructions and produced Version CE to replace my earlier redclayk Version (Version K). I sent a copy to jeniwan but before she had a chance to check it out or I had a chance to post the new version @
Dimahleesi had to do some more analysis with new photos and wondered if there is another style element to the design – a Back Yoke?
So to punish her for her good work I created a newer Version Dimahleesi pattern.
Version CE is made up of a Front and a Back which are joined at the shoulders somewhat like a “jumper” with a low-cut, angular neckline in the front. Inserted into this “jumper” neckline is a wraparound Bib. The bib provided the overlap surplice neckline in the front and the raised neckline on the sides and back of the neck. Since the bib is inserted into the front/back combination you can follow a seam line from one shoulder around the back by following the bib and then on to the other shoulder. The way I drafted the pattern the bib does not drop very low so the seam appears almost directly across the back. Depending on what new photos revel this could drop lower, be more rounded, etc.
Version D is made up of the same Front as Version CE. It then combines the Bib from Version CE and the upper part of the Back into a single piece. This combination produces the same overlap surplice front and a Back Yoke. The bottom of this Back Yoke then joins a new Lower Back piece to complete the garment. The main stylistic difference is that because the Yoke and high neckline are one piece there are shoulder seams where it joins the Front but no seam at the nape of the neck. There is a seam which goes from side-to-side at the bottom of the yoke but it is lower down the armscye. In my mock up I purposely dropped the Yoke very low to emphasis the difference. (It could, and should, be much higher which would reduce the height of the Back Yoke proportionately.)
I am interested what the people who follow this thread think. On one hand I am interested in what people think, or better yet, can prove is screen accurate, but I am also interested in what people like, do not like, or have ideas for improvement. I have a thick skin so critiques are more helpful than silence. Thank you for any feedback and if you prefer you can send comments via messages to not clutter up this thread with information which may have limited value or interest to the whole Jyn Erso community.
