... Do not cut new fabric for the bodice yet! Refit the bodice from lining and interlining fabric first and see what you can salvage from the bodice you have...
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Terrell Alderman
tallen33609
Jan 3, 2010 6:36 pm
Hi ,, I am new to the list and first want to say HI ,, My persona is 13th century German and I have found it is really rather difficult to find good...
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quokkaqueen
Jan 4, 2010 12:32 am
<<snip>> ... <<snip>> Extant 13th century tunics: The St. Louis Shirt: http://heatherrosejones.com/stlouisshirt/index.html and...
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Emma
emma25178
Jan 4, 2010 3:34 pm
Thank you so much for this information. I think the problem I was having was due to bustiness so the information and links are most useful! Emma....
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Kat
kat_d_b
Jan 7, 2010 12:57 am
I have updated my website with the diary for my Manichino/ muff... http://katerina.purplefiles.net/garb/diaries/FL_Manichino_Muff_1.html The year of sewing...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 9, 2010 5:09 pm
Gentles of the Lists, in particular those of you in the SCA whose personas play in W. Europe around AD1490, in researching garb from the late 15th century, ...
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Cathi M
cathi_vixen
Jan 9, 2010 6:14 pm
Hi Folks, I know a lot of people here do other timelines so I thought I would ask here. I am looking for commentary on Victorian Era corset patterns. I don't...
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Chiara Francesca
fhavas
Jan 10, 2010 1:57 am
Right off the top of my head, (cause I just finished watching CoCo), while I love the corsets from that time, women of our size end up with a double cleavage...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 10, 2010 6:32 am
I don't think this group supports attachments. It sounds wonderful. Is there anyway you can link to it, rather than attaching it? Rashid...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 10, 2010 6:38 am
Not specificially related to a particular pattern, but here is my favorite trick for fitting corsets. It works for both Elizabethan and Victorian: Do your...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 10, 2010 5:51 pm
For the most noble Lord Raschid, and other interested Listers, here's the URL to the larger-size image - ...
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Levelin58@...
yvonne01609
Jan 10, 2010 5:51 pm
In a message dated 12/24/2009 7:22:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, SCA-Garb@yahoogroups.com writes: But in general, if you are busty, a pattern that has a seam...
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Jacki/Erica
elspeth205
Jan 10, 2010 6:41 pm
I too have fitting issues. I am a 44 bust and a 49 middle (about where my waist should be - it's in there somewhere). In using rectangular construction, should...
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Jacki/Erica
elspeth205
Jan 10, 2010 6:41 pm
Oooooh!! Aaaaaah! I love the French designs! Elspeth Bouchannane Oertha, West...
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Margaret Northwode
mofnorwood
Jan 10, 2010 6:55 pm
... Lord Matthewe, many thanks for sharing this with us. It's very, very impressive! I look forward eagerly to the individual pictures! Margaret Northwode ...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 10, 2010 9:40 pm
-- On Sun, 10/1/10, Jacki/Erica <edenwild@...> wrote: Oooooh!! Aaaaaah! I love the French designs! Elspeth Bouchannane Oertha, West REPLY Dear...
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revivecorsets
Jan 11, 2010 1:50 am
... Shoulder straps! Great for supporting heavy busts, great for smoothing out fluffy parts, and they were used both in 'period' and in the Victorian era....
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wanda pease
reginaromsey
Jan 11, 2010 4:14 am
Matthew, this is really picky and maybe stupid as well, but are the figures captioned? Much as I think the lady in the incredible dress should be Anne, the...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 11, 2010 5:58 am
My guess for the authentic solution to this would be breast-binding that would push the bustline higher and minimize the difference between the widest part of...
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Charles
unclrashid
Jan 11, 2010 6:07 am
Its actually kind of "six of one, half-dozen of the other", depending on how you look at it. The way that I find most useful is to base it upon a compromise...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Jan 11, 2010 9:08 pm
Probably not. For one thing, look at the *length* of the train, trimmed with ermine. For another, Anne of Brittany was short, dumpy, plain, and lame (one leg...
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Cilean_69
Jan 11, 2010 9:24 pm
Hello! I hope everyone has had or will have a grand 12th Night! Here in the West and the next week in Caid, there is going to begin an ongoing workshop series:...
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Antoinette
anthoinette_...
Jan 12, 2010 4:32 pm
Cathi, I made both the effigy corset and the boned upper body for early Tudor and owned a Victorian. Both corsets I made were made with steel boning. They...
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CeltsCat@...
baronblackrose
Jan 12, 2010 4:32 pm
I love the pic. Those are so pretty looking outfits. *ponders having some of those* YIS, LaRoseNoire [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Terri Morgan
thatdamehrothny
Jan 12, 2010 4:33 pm
... I have the same problem and solved it by allowing my front & back panels to be 'wide enough' at the bustline but cut them tapered-in towards the shoulders....
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karstyl
Jan 12, 2010 4:33 pm
... The way I would approach this is to use the shoulder or bust measurement for width, and add gussets/gores starting at the underarms and widening from...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 12, 2010 4:33 pm
Dear Regina, the figures represent those notables known to have been present at the signing of the marriage contract, between 5 and 6 am on the morning of...
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tudorpot@...
tudorpot
Jan 12, 2010 4:34 pm
I have this problem- 40DD. So I was very happy when I was loaned some garb that worked. The T tunic had been made with lacing holes on both sides from the...
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julian wilson
smnco37
Jan 12, 2010 4:34 pm
For the most noble Lord Raschid, and other interested Listers, here's the URL to the larger-size image - ...
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quokkaqueen
Jan 12, 2010 4:35 pm
There are a few ways you can work around this. The first is to insert darts (my dresses often gape around the back because of my bust). I took some photos,...
