Hello, thank you, and a couple of suggestions for Wahid

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Thank you for providing this software and site, and for doing it in English, which is the only language I’m fluent in.

In Wahid, how about these tweaks?

  • Add “cut 2 from interfacing” to the front piece, and
  • Instead of leaving a gap at the bottom centre back, change “Reach through the gap you left open at the hem” (in step 9) to “At one armhole, reach in between the fabric and lining”?

I’ve just tested that second one by making a tiny waistcoat out of scraps with the same topology as Wahid, and it worked.

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The cutting instructions and sewing instructions mention 2 front interfacing parts. So, it is a bug that the pattern is missing the “cut 2 from interfacing”.

--- a/designs/wahid/src/front.mjs
+++ b/designs/wahid/src/front.mjs
@@ -316,2 +316,3 @@ function wahidFront({
   store.cutlist.setCut({ cut: 2, from: 'fabric' })
+  store.cutlist.addCut({ cut: 2, from: 'interfacing' })

Regarding the instructions change, I am not familiar enough with Wahid to know whether the new method is preferable over the existing method. But, the code change would be something like:

--- a/sites/org/docs/docs/designs/wahid/instructions/readme.mdx
+++ b/sites/org/docs/docs/designs/wahid/instructions/readme.mdx
@@ -283,3 +283,3 @@ Align the lining with the fabric edge, and pin it in place.
 Start at center back, and follow the neckline down the front closure. Work your
-way around the hem, but leave about a 15cm gap at the center back.
+way around the hem.
 
@@ -291,4 +291,2 @@ With your lining pinned neatly in place, sew lining and fabric together.
 
-Do not forget to leave that 15cm gap at the center back.
-
 ### Turn waistcoat and press edges
@@ -297,3 +295,4 @@ Do not forget to leave that 15cm gap at the center back.
 
-Reach through the gap you left open at the hem, and turn your waistcoat.
+At one armhole, reach in between the fabric and lining and turn your
+waistcoat inside out so the good sides are now on the outside.

Also, image 09c.png would need to be edited to remove the “Leave gap at the back” text.

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There’s also the removal of step 11, where the 15cm gap gets closed. After that, steps 12-14 and their image files could do with renumbering. It’s all a bit of a chore! So it’d be good to decide first whether the change in sewing method is worthwhile.

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The change looks like it makes sense.

There’s also this other way of sewing a waistcoat, which I personally prefer: How to sew a lined vest (+ draft your own pattern) — Gwenstella Made

Essentially you machine-sew everything but the sideseams, then you turn the waistcoat right side out and then you can finish one side-seam by pulling it through the other side-seam. And then only the lining of the last side-seam needs some hand-stitching if you want to be super clean, but since it’s just the lining on the inside, it’s not super critical.

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We’re tracking the possible instructions change issue at:

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