> Yes the Alcega is much narrower than most of the examples in art, so > it's not going to be quite the same shape as you would get > extrapolating from the art as I was doing. It also has a gentle curve > up the back of the arm, which again makes me happier about my own > pattern.
Actually, now that I've looked again, it's really not that much narrower, a fair bit than many but not to a great degree, I got fooled a bit by the way it was laid out. So here is a side by side comparison of the Alcega pattern, my pattern and the extant Manga de Punta: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/glittersweet/saya/mangas.jpg Note how the pieces don't quite match up in Alcega, but then again they really aren't patterns but a guideline. Oh and my sleeves are a bit more pointy now. When I relined them and then relined them again they tapered a bit more from armscye to tip. The front curve in the Alcega looks like the start of the cut away style seen in a few early 16thC gowns heavily influenced by the Spanish fashion. Regards, Michaela http://glittersweet.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
