I second Ann's suggestion of the 18cWoman list! It's Yahoo Group.
There are women's waistcoats, either quilted for warmth and worn
over stays (and under a gown), or styled like a man's waistcoat and
worn with a riding habit.
Jumps are a bit of a mystery, defined as "lightly boned stays".
Perhaps they could have been corded for structure, but someone
recently posted a cite for a "bodice" (18thC term) that is corded,
and different from stays or jumps.
If your friend knows about jumps, and that the bodice is not
jumps, maybe she knows more about it! I'm curious to know how she
will wear it, what nationality, social class, etc she's portraying.
There are different things worn in France, for instance, and Fleur de
Lyse has patterns for Habitante dress.
But most bodices out there in reenactor land are not good and
worn incorrectly. So there's a lot more to it than finding a pattern.
That being said, you may be able to draft what she wants. The
18thC women's shape is generally cone-shaped, no darts, bust fullness
is raised a bit, and the neckline is low. Shoulder and side seams
are placed toward the back, not centered on the body as we do with
modern clothes.
-Carol
Been lurking for a couple of weeks now, and heard about the Tudor
Tailor book, got it and love it..big thanks to all who spoke of it
before it came out.
Question is, I am Scadian, but have a friend who asked me for a
pattern for a Rev war era fitted bodice. She said that they were
incorrectly called Jumps for awhile. Anyone know what it is I need?
Any patterns online anywhere? I can enlarge a print-out, and
probably fit it without toooo much problem, but I would not say that
I am any more than an 'adequate'seamstress.
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