susang45, I'd love the infromation if you could ask Tim. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tunics are every where -did you have a certain time or place in mind? It's > easier to get a good result if you are aiming at a specific idea ( Russian , > Norman, etc). I wish I could find Tim Nalley's (AKA Mordak) pattern. He has > a similar body shape and has solved the issue beautifully. As I recall, one > of his tunic patterns has the body piece cut in 3 long rectangles, instead > of one. The seam runs vertically (about over the nipples) and gores are > placed in these seams. It's very graceful and allows for extra belly space. > If you are interested, I'll ask Tim for more costuming information, he's a > very good costumer and loves to share. > > Here are some good patterns, many are based on extant garments > St Louis shirt > http://heatherrosejones.com/stlouisshirt/index.html > The A tunic > http://housebarra.com/EP/ep06/14Atunic.html > Extant clothing with basic patter shapes > http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html<http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/%7Emarc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html> > Russian tunic with trapezoidal gores > http://costume.mashaholl.com/#shirt > Russian coat > http://genvieve.net/sca/ncoat.html > > Susan > > If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it? A. > Einstein > > > 1) Hubby has grown quite a beer belly, which is a bit of a fitting > challenge. I have some methods, and i base the basic construction on > http://www.virtue.to/articles/tunic_worksheet.html, but i am always having > trouble dealing with how to adjust the fit so that the shoulders are not > too > big, yet the belly drapes ok, and the gores do have to start directly under > the arms. if anyone has pointers on how to gracefully manage t-tunics so > that they look nice and fit all parts of the body, i would be most > grateful. > I end up not making the main tunic a rectangle, but a more of a trapazoid, > and if i need to i can making a drawing and post it, but I assume that > ya'all have better methods then i do, so what would be the point, but if > you > want me to, I can post. > > > > Thanks, Jordana > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click here for great computer networking solutions! > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/Ioyw6iighEHmyfrHhagggbIB1lGIArcmw3DZhOg406vwjNUXBQt6gw/ > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
