On Sun, 2 Apr 2006, Elizabeth Walpole wrote: > ... My question is about the point after the lining is fitted and > you've now got a shape you can trace to cut a second layer, or even a > new bodice. If you're tracing that shape onto a piece of paper (so you > don't have to go through the fitting process again next time) do you > have to wait a while for the fabric to shrink back into it's normal > cold shape or can you trace the pieces as soon as you take it off?
I can't help you there, as I never transfer to paper. I keep the original linen pieces. When I use them as a template, I iron them out and straighten out the grain lines, and match them to the grain lines on the new fabric. I think I generally distrust the ability of paper to capture the nuances of what fabric does; if you're off a little bit when you trace (because of the fabric being a bit warped, stretched whatever) that's what gets preserved on the paper, and you lose the information of grain lines. I scribble all over my templates with a sharpie, labeling pieces, marking waist and hip, etc. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
