I have had occasion to tighten such construction of the back band and solved the problem by cutting the back band at equal distance to the center,remove about an inch from the slit areas and rejoin the band ends. Since there is usually some ease already at this point, your re-adjust the gathers and should get a better fit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:40 PM Subject: [h-cost] Re: 18th century breeches question
> >From: Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Can you split the back seam about 6", fold it back to make the > >opening a little wider, then add lacing? This is contemporary with > >18th century breeches, and can be seen in several original pairs that > >I have had the opportunity to look at. I do it with all my 18th > >century breeches as it allows for both "fat" and "thin" days. > > It's already split in back and tied. I'm not sure if it's possible to alter > the angle on the split to make it more snug, but it's possible that may be > the only real answer. > > Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
