Re: [h-cost] [ h-cost] What period is this Butterick from?

Thank you to those who gave time frame suggestions as well as links and stories- I find people's clothing stories very interesting. My early twentieth century history isn't that strong and I think shows it up. I think I might see what the local academic libraries have on the 1930s and

[h-cost] early 17th century stays and bodice

Hi, I am going to do an early 17th century woman's middle class dress, location: Bohemia (today's Czech Republic, east of Germany if someone doesn't know), time: 1618-1648. I want it to look like this:

Re: [h-cost] early 17th century stays and bodice

We are used to certain rules in dress, but sometimes ethnic (anything not English) will break those rules. The image you showed looks like a jacket. There were stays with detachable sleeves that are meant to be an outer garment, up to the middle of the 18thC. For 17thC, there are

Re: [h-cost] early 17th century stays and bodice

Hi, I am going to do an early 17th century woman's middle class dress, location: Bohemia (today's Czech Republic, east of Germany if someone doesn't know), time: 1618-1648. I want it to look like this:

Re: [h-cost] early 17th century stays and bodice

I'd find a pattern for stays that approximate the shape of the woman's bodice, and go from there. ** It is common for bodices to have boned linings or for bodices to be mounted onto boned linings that are not cut exactly the same, but of course similarly cut.

Re: [h-cost] What period is this Butterick from?

On Tuesday 04 August 2009 9:31:59 pm Sharon Nevin wrote: Hi, This is slightly off-topic but I'm curious and I figured this list would probably be best to answer. The latest fall Buttericks are out and there is one Making History pattern. Usually I can guess where they have drawn