There should be no reason why you can't do a separate lining and insert it into the dress, blind stitching around the ends of the sleeves and the neck, and doing a separate hem for the skirt. However, if you do this, you need to remember to do the sleeves separately and then hand stitch the armhole of the main dress lining and the sleeve top lining together and to the outer dress at the armscye seam. I suppose you could sew everything together first and then do tacking stitches to hold the sleeve head together, but I personally think the other method is easier.
Ginni Morgan >>> Franchesca <franchesca.ha...@gmail.com> 4/18/11 3:41 PM >>> Thank you Robin! You are correct about the fit, they belonged to a bustier lady than I. I will put them on and lay down to see where to alter them. Or is there a better way to alter them? I wondered about lining them but the seams are all serged. Franchesca : -----Original Message----- : From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- : boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton : Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 12:55 PM : To: Historical Costume : Subject: Re: [h-cost] Different kind of modesty question : : On 4/18/2011 12:52 PM, Franchesca wrote: : > I love wearing cotehardies. However, I sweat under my bosoms when I do : wear : > them. : > : > Has anyone found a solution, costuming wise, for hiding this or stopping it : > from showing through a fitted garment like a cotehardie? : : First thing is to remember that this style was not created in a world where : temperatures routinely went into (or past) the 70s even at the hottest time : of : year. Plus, best evidence suggests that women then were, on average, far : less : "busty" then than they are now. (I do watch for and collect images of very : busty women in these dresses, but they are rare.) So the problem is likely, in : large part, a modern one. But it's very common for modern re-enactors! : These : steps may help, costuming-wise: : : 1. When fitting, raise the breasts up. If you lie down while fitting, you will : find that the breast mass spreads out and settle closer against your body. If : you fit around that shape, tightly enough that the breast mass stays in that : position when you stand up, there is less of a "crease" beneath the breasts : to : get sweaty. Bonus: you also have a much closer-to-period silhouette, with an : elevated bustline, and breasts will not "bounce" or fall out of your neckline. : : 2. Wear a linen chemise, just loose enough to provide some bulk under the : bust. You will find it is both absorbent and cool. Bonus: It's authentic. : : 3. Line your dress, ideally with linen or a firmly woven wool. This, too, will : help absorb any sweat that makes it through the chemise. And yes, it's more : authentic. : : Surprisingly, adding the layers of linen does not make the dress significantly : hotter in wear; I've found that if anything, it makes it cooler. : : --Robin : _______________________________________________ : h-costume mailing list : h-costume@mail.indra.com : http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
