In a message dated 3/20/2006 7:12:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
instead of making measurements of my husband. **************************** For a real 18th century shirt, the only measurement you need is the neck, really. It's a one size fits all kinda affair. For instance, the sleeves are blouse-y so as to fit everyone. Thus we also get sleeve garters. But if the pattern is rectangles, then go for it! The only "difficult" things about a real 18th century shirt are the neck gussets...set in at where the shoulder seam would meet the neck....but there are no shoulder seams in a real 18th century shirt. It's cut like a poncho. These triangular gussets set in at the neckline help give the shirt a "shoulder slope" that we just cut into a shirt nowadays with shoulder seams. These gussets are a great design feature, I think. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
