I wish TV or someone would publish a pattern for the pretty turn of the century pouter pigeon gowns. I have the Janet Arnold, of course, but I need directions. Ageless Patterns and Patterns of Time don't have anything like this, either.
I just don't know how to do the double layer foundation with the poufy outer layer. Problem with those books is you have to scale them up, and they usually have either super minimal directions or none at all. Since I've never done this era before, I need full step-by-step directions.
Have you made anything from the book you have? How did it turn out?
No, I haven't I just got it a month ago but making patterns out of books scare me too. It takes some time, depending on which book your using ,you have diffrent scaling techniques. YWU does have a step-by-step instruction how to scale up a pattern and make it your size at the SPP articles.
This books does not have alot tailoring directions and dressmaking as the titel sugests, it explains scaling the patterns, measuring yourself. Each pattern has drafting instructions and they explain about seam allowances and such, but nothing more.
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Date: 2009-05-27 01:47 pm (UTC)I just don't know how to do the double layer foundation with the poufy outer layer. Problem with those books is you have to scale them up, and they usually have either super minimal directions or none at all. Since I've never done this era before, I need full step-by-step directions.
Have you made anything from the book you have? How did it turn out?
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Date: 2009-05-27 01:53 pm (UTC)It takes some time, depending on which book your using ,you have diffrent scaling techniques.
YWU does have a step-by-step instruction how to scale up a pattern and make it your size at the SPP articles.
This books does not have alot tailoring directions and dressmaking as the titel sugests, it explains scaling the patterns, measuring yourself.
Each pattern has drafting instructions and they explain about seam allowances and such, but nothing more.