At 12:02 PM -0600 8/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
front) to make it luxurious and swirly. If you have to piece fabric for one
or more gores, you will feel even more medieval!
The gown should be fairly tight, just loose enough to slip over your head
with a little difficulty. You can sew buttons up the front to mimic a
fancier cotehardie.
The fit depends on your skill, of course, but I have found that the look is
very "real" -- something about all those geometric pieces. It is easy and
even kind of fun to take a bunch of rectangles and make a fitted dress!
Dang Woman--you've been hiding in my sewing room! And here it would
be soo much easier with another set of hands! < VBEG>
(I swiped my ideas from 'Cut my Cote' and the Hartely book back in
the mid 70's...when I was younger and could actually reach my entire
back seam myself, I did several skin tight fitted "GFD"...now they
just aren't as fitted)
Ta
Carol-- who thinks cutting and fitting by rectangles is sooo spiffy
*and* efficient! And as a weaver it's a 'Good Thang'
--
Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness!
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