These were the dolls and historical costumes I started with about 30 years
ago.? I still consider Worrell to be an adequate source to begin with...Her
pattern shapes, as a matter of fact, were a springboard to Historical Costume
for me before all the wonderful Resources we now have. She manages
I find the scale reasonable...if it is indeed 14/18".? You can still maintain
detail with 'real patterns'; Small for me is 12" or below (which includes
'Barbie').? However I have see some doll house dolls (5/6" that have been
wonderfully rendered.? These dolls usually involve some glue or clothi
As for Downtown Abbey, I haven't seen it yet but it does look like a great
show and I definitely see where the idea of that influencing patterns.
However, because it's not a mainstream movie, or IMHO one of the major shows
currently airing, I dont think it will have much influence. For example,
Oop! I just realized that I had combined two different threads into one and
posted on here! (Was thinking more about the miniature sized costume
threads)
As for Downtown Abbey, I haven't seen it yet but it does look like a great
show and I definitely see where the idea of that influencing patterns
In a message dated 1/17/2011 4:33:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
exst...@gmail.com writes:
It's a BBC show,
According to their website, it is indeed British, but ITV1, not BBC.
Ann Wass
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Ah... thank you, Elena. I forgot "Downton Abbey" was produced by the BBC, not
PBS.
My uneducated, uninformed, stab-in-the-dark guess is "no," because however far
the reach of the BBC, it's still not Hollywood (which produced "Out of Africa"
and "Titanic"). However, my costume drama-crazed tee
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 4:14 PM, WorkroomButtons.com
wrote:
> By "everyone," do you mean major pattern companies? Is PBS even on the
> radar of the Big Three?
It's a BBC show, rather than just a PBS show--and it's a popular one!
Wouldn't surprise me if there's a bit of an uptick in interest in
On 1/17/2011 1:14 PM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote:
By "everyone," do you mean major pattern companies? Is PBS even on the radar
of the Big Three?
Dede
The Big Three can probably just haul out the patterns they published for
"Titanic" costumes, with a couple of minor alterations.
But what
I'd be surprised if the Big Three even gave it a thought. Plus, with my
experience in all of their "historical patterns" they shoot out, I spend
much more time having to deal with them than they are actually worth (mostly
the Big Three all have to add wearing ease - which is completely wrong for
so
By "everyone," do you mean major pattern companies? Is PBS even on the radar
of the Big Three?
Dede
--- On Mon, 1/17/11, Lavolta Press wrote:
So is this the next costume drama where everyone will be rushing to reproduce
the costumes?
Fran
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I have The Doll Book by Estelle Ansley Worrell. It covers costumes from the
17th century to the late 19th century. The patterns are designed to fit 1/6
scale fashion dolls/Barbie dolls (female, male and child sized). She also
includes patterns to make cloth dolls the size of Barbie dolls. It is
So is this the next costume drama where everyone will be rushing to
reproduce the costumes?
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
www.lavoltapress.com
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1/4 scale is SMALL, in my book. I've worked in approximately 1/3 scale, which
gave me enough conniptions. I won't touch Barbie's size, so applaud anyone who
is willing to.
Claudine
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