Tag: qipao
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1930s Qipao: Part 7. Making and finishing
The front piece is longer than the back and curves out a little, which accommodate the bust. The aim of shaping in the bust area is to shrink the length of the side seam on the front piece so that it could match the side seam on the back piece and push the fabric from…
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1930s Qipao: Part 4. Shaping
For a non-silk/wool fabric, you will need bust darts unless the wearer has a very small cup size. The back darts help eliminate drag lines (if any) and shape the back without using the stretching/shrinking method. You can also decide whether you want back darts later when you have finished the gown. Pin/glue/tape the dart…
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1930s Qipao: Part 1. Introduction
This is a long article, so to make it more manageable I will divide it into several installments and put a master-list here so you can jump to the sections (links will be added as I post): First, finished garment: Now to the main: Qipao, as it is known today in Chinese Mandarin, is a…