Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Many thanks to everyone who sent advice on this (inserting triangular gores). I'll let you know how I get on. Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Please direct any concerns to info...@derby.ac.uk The policy is available here: http://www.derby.ac.uk/LIS/Email-Policy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Hi Kate Renaissance tailor has a good guide here - http://www.renaissancetailor.com/demos_goresgussets.htm . Unless the gore is very long, I prefer to sew by hand as it ie easier to manipulate the fabric. Good luck with your project. Viv. I have at last started on a long-planned project to make myself a 17th-century jacket (for when I need extra warmth). I'm using a pattern from The cut of women's clothes that has triangular gussets in the skirts. Now, as a not-very-competent needlewoman, I'm finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Dear Kate, The best advice is, don't expect them to fit neatly, they never did! The pictures I've seen of extant garments with triangular gores, the top of the triangle tends to be flattened or rounded off. My technique is to sew the top couple of inches first, with the rest of the gore loose, and then when you've got the point in you can do the rest of the seams. Pin one side, stitch that bit up to the point, then wrangle it around and pin the other side and stitch back down. Jean On 05/10/2009, Kate Bunting k.m.bunt...@derby.ac.uk wrote: Dear list, I have at last started on a long-planned project to make myself a 17th-century jacket (for when I need extra warmth). I'm using a pattern from The cut of women's clothes that has triangular gussets in the skirts. Now, as a not-very-competent needlewoman, I'm finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? With thanks, Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Please direct any concerns to info...@derby.ac.uk The policy is available here: http://www.derby.ac.uk/LIS/Email-Policy ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Hello Kate, Here's the article I use. I've been doing the 10 Gore dresses for a while and have found that this works beautifully. The best idea she has is the single stitch across the top of the V. Go down to the points section. http://sca-garb.freeservers.com/articles/cotehardie.html Good luck Genie On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:11 AM, Kate Bunting k.m.bunt...@derby.ac.ukwrote: Dear list, I have at last started on a long-planned project to make myself a 17th-century jacket (for when I need extra warmth). I'm using a pattern from The cut of women's clothes that has triangular gussets in the skirts. Now, as a not-very-competent needlewoman, I'm finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? With thanks, ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
I have two gore tutorials on my blog http://morrghan.blogspot.com/ one for machine inserted, and one for a rounded top hand inserted. Morrghan From: Kate Bunting k.m.bunt...@derby.ac.uk To: h-cost...@indra.com h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 1:11:08 AM Subject: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice Dear list, I have at last started on a long-planned project to make myself a 17th-century jacket (for when I need extra warmth). I'm using a pattern from The cut of women's clothes that has triangular gussets in the skirts. Now, as a not-very-competent needlewoman, I'm finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? With thanks, Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Please direct any concerns to info...@derby.ac.uk The policy is available here: http://www.derby.ac.uk/LIS/Email-Policy ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Might this be what you're looking for, a tutorial on sewing in gores? Hope it might help. http://www.cottesimple.com/gores/gores.html Laurie Taylor (480) 560-7016 www.costumeraz.blogspot.com -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Kate Bunting Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:11 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice Dear list, I have at last started on a long-planned project to make myself a 17th-century jacket (for when I need extra warmth). I'm using a pattern from The cut of women's clothes that has triangular gussets in the skirts. Now, as a not-very-competent needlewoman, I'm finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? With thanks, Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Please direct any concerns to info...@derby.ac.uk The policy is available here: http://www.derby.ac.uk/LIS/Email-Policy ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Unless the gore is very long, I prefer to sew by hand as it ie easier to manipulate the fabric. That's what I was going to say - sew it by hand. I do a lot of hand sewing when the going gets rough. And this garment was originally sewn by hand anyway. The sewing machine trades speed for control in most cases. If your first gore turns out ugly, sew the rest by hand. -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William Gibson -- ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice
Hi Kate, maybe it´s easier to manipulate the lining and outer shell as one like described here: http://www.extremecostuming.com/articles/theelizabethanseam.html Regards, Hanna At 10:11 05.10.2009, you wrote: Dear list, I have at last started on a long-planned project to make myself a 17th-century jacket (for when I need extra warmth). I'm using a pattern from The cut of women's clothes that has triangular gussets in the skirts. Now, as a not-very-competent needlewoman, I'm finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? With thanks, Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Please direct any concerns to info...@derby.ac.uk The policy is available here: http://www.derby.ac.uk/LIS/Email-Policy ___ 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
