At 19:23 30/04/2008, you wrote: >I have a question. Its about the cut of a banyan. >I dreamed about this for manny years, finally i have the oportunity >to make it, because there is an event in september where i can use >it at breakfast. >I want to make my banyan in an oldfashioned 18th century cut, with >t-shape and doubble breasted oriental closure at the neck. >Today i drafted the doubble breast part, because i want to embellish >it with 3 rows of silver bobbin lace and 2 rows in between the lace >with an embroidered rose wreath. >Now my question, would 49 cm be two much width of the doubble breast >at the fot hem? >The banyan is going to be made of shot silk taffeta, purple/green as >a main collour, but the doubble breasted front is going to be a >green shot taffeta, turquise blue/yellow like the cuffs and collar. >The banyan is very simple in cut, only i am not sure if 49 cm of >overlapping in the foot hem would be two much. >Thanks for any inputs
I think 49cm. is far too much. Measure between armpits, and you will find a better guide. About 30cm. seems a better overlap. Look here for lots of other information and pictures. http://tinyurl.com/6gt3k6 Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
