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From: "Sue Clemenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] GFD related question - tracing final pieces onto paper
For my ItalianRen bodices, I just made them extra snug, and they held me
up
just fine (and I'm a BIG girl, that way). I've never used a fragile
fabric,
though (usually cotton or linen, as they were intended for summer/camping
use), and always did a good, sturdy interlining, often with a heavy-weight
linen. On my linen gowns, I did lace into them, wait for the fabric to
warm
up, and then pull them snug, but that was about it....
--Sue
Well that's roughly what we're doing tomorrow night (at our regular meeting)
I'm starting from a commercial pattern cutting an inch outside the lines and
then fitting it. But I thought that as I'm doing this on somebody else I
might try out Robin's techniques given that they work so well in a similar
situation (i.e. making an unboned dress that supports the bust) and that
this style evolved out of the style Robin is recreating. I'm also interested
in maybe one day making a GFD for myself so if I can experiment with the
style that my friend wants I'm happy to get the experience so I can find out
how Robin's techniques work. In reality making your bodices 'extra snug' is
not that dissimilar to Robin's basic concept, stopping your boobs from
falling down by making the bodice tight below the bust, and that's roughly
what I'm trying to achieve at this fitting session.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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