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E4-1 Seams; Top to Bottom and Bottom to Top
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E4-1 Seams; Top to Bottom and Bottom to Top
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European 4 in 1 45 degree seams are used in clothing and armor construction to change the 'direction' of the weave to accommodate changes in the topography (due to arms, bosoms, Quato, etc). There are multiple ways of making a seam; this tutorial covers both connecting two separate pieces of European 4-1 that are biased ('biased' means that the sides come down at an angle, rather than straight down) from the top of the seam down, as well as connecting from the bottom of the seam up (for making bra cups, for example). When all is said and done, all rings are still connected to 4 others; seam rings are connected to 1 ring above them and 3 rings below. You can make a seam with pretty much any size ring. Rings with ARs toward AR of 3 will be more difficult to do, but then again, if you're using rings that tight, you deserve some punishment.
Step 1: Make 2 patches of E4-1 as shown. Make sure the top row of both patches are facing the same direction. If you end up with them going against each other, add a row of rings to one of the patches so the tops match.
Step 1a: Lean them toward each other like so.
Step 2: Connect a ring to the 2 edge rings of the second row. This ring should continue the grain of the top row.
Step 3: Connect a ring to the ring you just added, and the two edge rings in the third row. This ring should connect the second row.
Step 4: Continue connecting rings to the seam ring above it and the two edge rings below it. When you reach the end, connect the last ring only to the seam ring above it (since there are no rings below it, edge or otherwise).
Step 1: Make 2 patches of E4-1 as shown. Make sure the top row of both patches are facing the same direction. If you end up with them going against each other, add a row of rings to one of the patches so the tops match. Lean them together so the bias sides are running parallel.
Step 2: Lay a ring between the two patches so it lines up with the bottom row.
Step 3: Connect a ring to the loose ring you just added, and the two edge rings in the bottom rows.
Step 4: Connect a ring to the ring you added in Step 3, and the 2 rings on either side of it.
Step 5: Repeat Step 4...
Step 6: ...all the way up to the end of the seam.
Top to bottom
Step 1: Make 2 patches of E4-1 as shown. Make sure the top row of both patches are facing the same direction. If you end up with them going against each other, add a row of rings to one of the patches so the tops match.
Step 1a: Lean them toward each other like so.
Step 2: Connect a ring to the 2 edge rings of the second row. This ring should continue the grain of the top row.
Step 3: Connect a ring to the ring you just added, and the two edge rings in the third row. This ring should connect the second row.
Step 4: Continue connecting rings to the seam ring above it and the two edge rings below it. When you reach the end, connect the last ring only to the seam ring above it (since there are no rings below it, edge or otherwise).
Bottom to top
Step 1: Make 2 patches of E4-1 as shown. Make sure the top row of both patches are facing the same direction. If you end up with them going against each other, add a row of rings to one of the patches so the tops match. Lean them together so the bias sides are running parallel.
Step 2: Lay a ring between the two patches so it lines up with the bottom row.
Step 3: Connect a ring to the loose ring you just added, and the two edge rings in the bottom rows.
Step 4: Connect a ring to the ring you added in Step 3, and the 2 rings on either side of it.
Step 5: Repeat Step 4...
Step 6: ...all the way up to the end of the seam.
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