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Look at "The Seven Sacraments" and a "Deposition" by Jan van Eyck and the
Gravende a
Look at "The Seven Sacraments" and a "Deposition" by Jan van Eyck and the
Gravende altarpiece by Hans Memlng. This dress is in there, seams
visible.
Good luck with the project,
-Helen/Aidan
I looked at the Web Gallery of Art and found those first two titles by
Rogier van der W
thanks everyone for your suggestions, I'll have to play around with the
layout on paper and see if I can squeeze something useable from the yardage
I've got.
Elizabeth
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I think we're a similar size & height, so some of the layouts that I
use might help:
http://www.formfunction.o
It's completely possible.
It will take time, and thought, and I'd suggest drawing the pattern out on
paper first, and cutting as many paper pieces as you'll need in cloth. That
way you can work it out (lay the cloth on the floor, and lay the pattern
pieces on top - trial and error til
I think we're a similar size & height, so some of the layouts that I
use might help:
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/4-gore1.gif
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/4-gore2.gif
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/4-gore3.gif
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/4-gore4.gif
http://www.formfunction.org/tem
I have you thought of going Florentine, late 1400s?
http://festiveattyre.com/research/earlyflor/portfolio.html
or Venice?
http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/wardrobe/artgallery1.htm
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> OK I've gone all waffly in this post but the summary is I've got 3 & 3/4
> y
There's a kirtle that show up in the second half of the 15th c. It has a
scoop neck, laces up the front, has a four-piece bodice with high armscyes,
short sleeves (with long sleeves pinned on), a waist seam and a gored skirt
set on mostly smoothly.
You should be able to that dress out of nearly
Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
OK I've gone all waffly in this post but the summary is I've got 3 & 3/4
yds of fabric and I need a 15th century kirtle either with short sleeves
do you think it's plausible either with or without piecing, opinions and
shared experiences are welcome.
I know I can d
On 3/21/07, Elizabeth Walpole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was planning to use a modified version of Burda 7977
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2jq7jr but it calls for nearly 6 yards and I
don't think the changing the sleeves will save me 2 yards of fabric
OK I've gone all waffly in this post but the
On Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
For 3 & 3/4 yd of 45" wide fabric, particularly in dark gold silk noil,
consider this:
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gentiles/orazio/luteplay.html
I once did this out of two wool scraps that totaled about 2 1/2 yards (OK,
they were 60 inch
On Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
> I'm a size 18-20 in big 3 patterns and 5'10" tall ... For those with
> more experience in this area would you expect to be able to squeeze a
> short sleeved 4 panel (bust supporting) kirtle out of about 3 & 3/4
> yd of 45" wide fabric, preferably w
Elizabeth, what is the width of your silk? I'm a size 24-26 and 5'10"
and can easily make a kyrtle or gown out of 3 yards of fabric, if it's
at least 58" wide. Gotta love those simple, no-waste cuts! (There's
really no need for a paper pattern for simple gowns like this, in fact
they tend to waste
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