From: "Sharon Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<>Just my 2 cents worth, but when I looked at the pic on the front of the
pattern, the armseye seems too large. If you look at the pics of Helen
Mirren in these gowns, the sleeves fit tightly up under the arm. Gives a
more period look, but maybe is not so comfortable or easy to fit for today's
folks.
This is counter-intuitive, but the more fitted the armseye, the more
movement you have, as long as the sleeve head rests on the point of the
shoulder. I make Elizabethan and Cavalier doublets and bodices for rapier
combat and making the armseye too big makes the whole garment pull with
movement and actually restricts the arm. However, it has to be fitted to
the individual, not made as an approximation or average, which is why most
modern clothes are so loose.
Melusine
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