Thank you. Don't have the book. Good to know about size as I was thinking of going up a size and making it a 2X. I know I will need to fit it and I have a short waist and it being for men will probably be for long waist. I came across this regency shirt that I may use for a wee bit of adaptation. http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_405.htm I was thinking of removing the extra piece on the sleeve and putting a "real" gusset in as I tend to have problems with built in gussets. Found out that I need to go to JoAnn's to get more of the linen/rayon material as I am shy of 1yd. I have been looking at coats like these to get rough ideas to make it look different. http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_251.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Troost_Music_lover.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bowdoin.jpg The material is gold striped brocade and the lining is a polished cotton rust which will also be used for the pants. I have two coordinating brocades that I plan to make the long and the short vest. I purchased at the NASCFI con a brown felted hat that I need to trim and edge, then tack the brim into place. Once I complete the above I have two outfits based off of Simplicity #3677 http://tinyurl.com/ysalao CFG, both fantasy, one forest fairy, the other space pirate. The latter will be a slight pain as the shirt will be of a light weight sheer material that likes to rave. :P Again, that you for your site. De
-----Original Message----- If you have _The Cut of Men's Clothes_ there's a lot of very useful diagrams there. What I found last year, doing the exact same thing is that (in addition to the faux pockets) the coat runs large (too long and too wide in back both), and there isn't nearly enough fabric in the skirts. And it needs lining. The waistcoat was ok out of the package. The shirt was ok except for the underarms where they attached a gusset piece. It fits fine, I made mine as-is, but historically it would have been a gusset. The front opening is really deep. Check it before you cut it. Mine almost ended up at my navel. If you don't want to look like every other member of the Simplicity Pirate Fleet (and there's a lot of them out there) may I suggest you change the shape of the pocket flaps and cuffs. My project diary: http://www.reddawn.net/costume/17thcentury.htm Dawn _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
