If these guys are going to repeat customers, might it be possible to make a paper copy of your muslin? Just your basic body shape, especially for pants and jackets. Then you would have a permanent base to start from and can make style/period adjustments from there.
--- AVC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to those who responded with suggestions. I > apologize for not making my needs clear. I can draft > pajamas for elephants if need be. I'm just tired of > having to start from scratch on these guys each time > they are cast for anything that requires dress prior > to 1850. > I always re-measure an actor for several reasons. In > commercial patterns, usually based on the measures > of the US Bureau of standards, Weights and Measures, > I'm not finding sizes above 48. XL,XXL,XXXL are not > consistent over brands. In order to draft Basic > Patterns in sizes 50,52,54,56,58, and 60 current > size charts are wanted. > Failing that commercial patterns are a substitute > for my own but I can't find them, nor can I find the > right address to get into Weights and Measures to > download the charts. > When I make a custom fit for an actor my fit muslin > usually ends up as garment lining ( we are low > budget productions here) and besides these are not > standardized; they are custom. > Anybody know the way to the Yellow Brick Road? > Audy. > > ________________________________________ > PeoplePC Online > A better way to Internet > http://www.peoplepc.com > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
