Even if there's not projector distortion, there's the problem (since various parts of the body do not increase in size at the same rate between sizes) that an enlargement to fit the bust, for example, may make the armscye, for example, too large, too small, or in the wrong place. It's a place to start, though. Patty
________________________________________ From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Kimiko Small [sstormwa...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:28 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] HELP! I did that once with a transparency. The only issue is that in some overhead projectors, there is a distortion along the edges, so what may be accurate in the middle, will end up slightly larger at the edges, so you have to keep the image you are drawing in the middle of the field. You can also get a book projector at the craft store to transfer an image directly from a book, but again, check for distortion along the edge. If I must, I prefer to grid up directly from a book onto gridded pattern paper by hand. But then gridded paper are not all that accurate either but decently close. Now I've been draping onto the body instead, but that does take some good book or good teacher to help learn. Kimiko Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com "Be the change you want to see in the world." ~ Ghandi Coming soon: The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe http://www.margospatterns.com/ ________________________________ From: Maggie <maggi...@gmail.com> It's also possible to make a transparency of the pattern page, then put it on an "overhead projector" and project it on to paper or a sheet on the _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
