... children ... Given that they don't have much shape, children's patterns are easier to draft than adult patterns. You basically need chest, length of torso...
... I wouldn't make anything very fitted for a little one. Most children that age are about the same at chest and waist anyway. I made the first one for my...
Umm.... for my daughter, as she grows like mad... I cheat and buy a commercial pattern for the sizing and adjust the hell out of it to make it look more...
My theory... "If you cant hold still, you don't get a pretty dress like Mommy's... end of story." But I never claimed to be good with kids either. :) At...
and a pintuck near the hem (was used in period, well my area and era - Florence) to let down later... and a very deep, double hem (I use a 10cm hem doubled...
What I would suggest, and this is what I did for my daughter when she was small and squirmy-- make a kirtle from an appropriately-sized jumper-dress pattern....
Darn! Of course the little girls always want to look all fancy. Oh well. Ok, now that I've actually thought about this for a minute...(well, more than that,...
I wish, but shes very into the idea of having a dress just like Mommy's. That combined with the fabric that she just -has to have- .. ::sigh:: I even made a...
Skip bodices and such until she is old enough to hold still longer and for now just make T-Tunic dresses??? If she wants it to be fancier add trim??? Just a...
I'm so proud of myself, I managed to make something in the space of less than two weeks. Normally I start something, my ADD kicks in, and months later I...
Genltes of The List, many, many thanks for all your helpful responses to my enquiry, especially to Uncle Rashid, Coblaith, and Becky. My dear lady is now...
MOD NOTE: MOD EDITED. TRIM YOUR POSTS!! AND, OT POSTS HAVE TO BE MARKED "OT". Well, in reading your message I learned something: It really, really hurts for...
... Hand worked eyelets are stonger, so you can skip the extra bone if you aren't planning to lace too tight. Or you can still use boning on the edge, but...
Rashid- Thanks for the detailed info. That was very helpful and very in depth. I think i'll check out just getting one of the "control top" things to put under...
... I'm from Southern France 1490. Italy bounced around between France, the Holy Roman Empire (the Vatican) and Spain during that period. There was no Italy, ...
... usually ... so if you're doing handworked eyelets, where would you put the boning? on the inside of the eyelets? I had just assumed the boning would go...
... world? ... Most museums have a remit to do educational work and make their collections as accessible as possible. Email or write to them first and you...
It hasn't been mentioned yet, and it doesn't seem to be in the big, hardcover Burda pattern books yet, but there is a cute kids version. Burda 9658 (see:...
... I ... You can test this by making a sort of "Stomacher" out of boning sandwiched between two layers of drill or canvas. Baste this into the front of your...
Greetings, I've made a few bodices over the last couple of years. However, it's been quite a while since I've been in garb, and while the bodices still...
I'm glad to help out. Blue wool--sounds pretty. :) I'm going to ask the other Laurel I know about how she did those wool soft shoes. She said she wears them...
Thanks for the info on the hood pattern. I've got some lovely blue wool that I've been wanting to use to make one. Let me know how the wool shoes come out. ...
The Simplicity pattern #3812, view "A" if you remove the darts, replace zipper with lacing and if you are good at alterations of a pattern, make the bottom of...
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I agree about contacting the museum and asking. Also ask if they knew of any books or articles published on the item. Just this week I've been in contact with...
... From: "eptrauma"; <eptrauma@...> To: <SCA-Garb@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:57 AM Subject: [SCA-Garb] Ever After Pattern? was Re:...
