For my ItalianRen bodices, I just made them extra snug, and they held me up just fine (and I'm a BIG girl, that way). I've never used a fragile fabric, though (usually cotton or linen, as they were intended for summer/camping use), and always did a good, sturdy interlining, often with a heavy-weight linen. On my linen gowns, I did lace into them, wait for the fabric to warm up, and then pull them snug, but that was about it.... --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Walpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historic Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 12:02 AM Subject: [h-cost] GFD related question - tracing final pieces onto paper > Hi everyone, > I'm helping a friend to fit an early 16th century Venetian bodice (what's > often referred to as the 'Italian ren' style) and I want it to support her > bust without a bra so I'm basically working from Robin's worksheets to get > an idea of how to do that (though it's obviously somewhat different to suit > the different style of bodice). My question is about the point after the > lining is fitted and you've now got a shape you can trace to cut a second > layer, or even a new bodice. If you're tracing that shape onto a piece of > paper (so you don't have to go through the fitting process again next time) > do you have to wait a while for the fabric to shrink back into it's normal > cold shape or can you trace the pieces as soon as you take it off? I also > thought that maybe you need to take it a step further and put it through the > wash (after finishing the edges of course) to get it back to it's normal > size. > I've made this style of bodice for myself but I forgot to trace my final > pieces onto a paper pattern to re-use them later so this wasn't an issue. > thanks > Elizabeth _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
