Very little need for math at all. Just do as Emma says. You will wind
up with pleats possibly just shy of a full return going by the
numbers.
I usually though just mark how many pleats I want on the narrow part
and then do the same with the wider. Match pin to pin and fold the
pleats. If I want a
In a message dated 3/12/2009 3:33:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
michaela.de.br...@gmail.com writes:
Very little need for math at all.
Having been the one who brought up math, I must say here that I agree. I
mean the math will never be completely accurate unless you take
Follow-up on the Walking Skirt:
Here's the page on the Folkwear site:
http://www.folkwear.com/romantic.html
The walking skirt is # 209.
You might also want to look at 205 (Gibson Girl Blouse)
220 (Garden Party Dress)--I believe someone has already mentioned
this one
508 (Traveling Suit,
Dear List,
My husband will be playing Caiaphus in our church's Maundy Thursday pageant.?
Where can I go for costume information beyond the draped in a bedsheet
variety?
Thanks.
Ann Wass
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My husband will be playing Caiaphus
Sorry--that should be Caiaphas.
Ann Wass
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Subject: [h-cost] Caiaphus
Dear List,
My husband will be playing Caiaphus in our church's Maundy Thursday
Thank you all very much for the replies.
ww1 isn't my period. But the dress felt weird.
Sometimes I can tell that a pattern isn't quite right but I don't always
know what it is.
But now I get a better idea of the period.
Greetings,
Deredere
In a message dated 3/12/2009 12:56:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ruthan...@mindspring.com writes:
The walking skirt is # 209.
You might also want to look at 205 (Gibson Girl Blouse)
220 (Garden Party Dress)--I believe someone has already mentioned
this one
508 (Traveling Suit, WWI),
Past Patterns 1900-1910s page has many patterns here is a link and
some of my favorites:
http://www.pastpatterns.com/1900.html
Nice dress with the ubiquitous mid-teens overskirt
http://www.pastpatterns.com/8211.html
good dress for early 1910s
http://www.pastpatterns.com/4269.html
This one is
These aren't truly absolutely historical, but give the expected look
for a church pageant:
Both Simplicity and McCalls have biblical patterns - McCalls is
easier, as it is all rectangles (or almost rectangles) - no set in
sleeves. It does have a dropped shoulder, so the fit is a bit baggier.
