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.
> 
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Rebecca Burch
Center Valley Farm
Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA
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