Hi Fran, Thanks. Yes, I have a lot of the information on Thompson's, just not a source for the jacket on the cover of the reprint from Lacis. I suppose I'll have to give up and make my own pattern, but the original would be really cool.
Laurie Taylor (480) 560-7016 www.costumeraz.blogspot.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:28 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Edwardian pattern question Thompson's is an apportioning scale system (not an inch measure system). I have a set of their scales and a stack of their publications. Their strategy was to give you some fashion plates and some diagrams of basic components, and let you decide how to put the outfit together. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com On 2/9/2010 7:52 PM, Ann Catelli wrote: > Thompson's Universal System is available at the Costumer's Manifesto:<http://www.costumes.org/history/galleryimages/c1899thompsonssyste m/index.htm> > I don't know what the Kliots used for their version. > > Ann in CT > > --- On Tue, 2/9/10, Laurie Taylor<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does anyone have Garment Patterns for the Edwardian Lady by >> Mrs. Thompson, >> ed. by Jules& Kaethe Kliot? If so, I'd love to >> have your thoughts on the >> cover outfit of that book. I can see a likely pattern >> for the skirt within >> the patterns in the book, but I'm not so sure about the >> jacket, and it is >> the jacket that I really love. I can probably figure >> something out for it, >> if not from this book, then from other sources, but I >> wanted to make sure >> first that I am not just overlooking something obvious in >> the book. >> >> Laurie Taylor > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
