> I would bet my paycheck that if we can find > shaping seams in the back of the garment, then we could probably find > them in at least one example in the front. And again, in a large scale > production, where many gowns are being made, fitting that type of > garment _is_ faster and easier.
There is evidence of curved side front seams that go into the armpts for doublet bodices. The extant jerkin in the Met, I have the pattern from Blanche Payne's book, first ed. History of costume has just such seams. The same placment is seen here: http://www.vertetsable.com/research_b181.htm http://www.vertetsable.com/research_burguen.htm Although it's not curved. I suspect the curving in the jerkin is from the finetuning of the piece to fit to shape. The main thing is they are shaping for a conical body so are gently curved rather than curved to shape the bust. The very very shallow curve worked well for me and my Valois bodice. But I'm sure someone with a larger bust would need a rounder curve. Isn't there a curved seam in one of Jean Hunnisett's patterns as well? I can never remember which portrait it was inspired by, but it was a doublet bodice. There was the option of a very curved seam or a fish from centre front to bust point michaela de bruce http://costumes.glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.3/107 - Release Date: 20/09/2005 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
