I don't know if this will help...
Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston, P.50 shows a 1827-29
Evening dress with similar skirt fullness as the Butterick's. The Evening
dress shape is the same as the drawing of the pattern and not the cone shape
in the picture. Through the book it ap
Not necessarilly. I have seen front side, no seams and darts.
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I think it also needs another seam in the front,
doesn´t it? In my memory, most bodices have a
front side seam, similar to the one in the back
of the Butterick pattern. Am I wrong?
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I think it also needs another seam in the front,
doesn´t it? In my memory, most bodices have a
front side seam, similar to the one in the back
of the Butterick pattern. Am I wrong? I'd also
raise the neckline in the front and back, making
it less V-shaped, and perhaps make the bodice
pointed
On 12/17/2012 07:58 PM, humbugfo...@att.net wrote:
Thanks for the help. I'm also wondering about two small details on this
pattern. It's designed to close with hooks and eyes (wonder of wonders,
NOT a zipper) but I wonder if lacing might be more appropriate to the
time period (1840). Also, the sl
Thanks for the help. I'm also wondering about two small details on this
pattern. It's designed to close with hooks and eyes (wonder of wonders,
NOT a zipper) but I wonder if lacing might be more appropriate to the
time period (1840). Also, the sleeves end with a slit (at least 3-4
inches) close
Marjorie Wilser
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 8:13 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Butterick 5832
Thoughts: not as early as 1837, because earlier sleeve fullness fell to the
elbow and only later (42-3) disappeared; wider bertha looks better to me,
but my reading suggests somewhere in
Thoughts: not as early as 1837, because earlier sleeve fullness fell
to the elbow and only later (42-3) disappeared; wider bertha looks
better to me, but my reading suggests somewhere in between for depth.
Note collection below shows an asymmetric bertha in one view. Not
quite as asymmetric
New-ish pattern from Butterick, day dress 1837-1840 (mislabeled in the
pattern book as "Civil War").
http://butterick.mccall.com/b5832-products-27980.php?page_id=147
Everything looks spot on to me, except for the oddly asymmetrical
bodice. That would have to be changed, but I can't decide if th
