Yes, it is. It's a company that specializes on drafting patterns, modern, of course, and they sell a magazine which includes a pattern drafting section. The magazines are two: "Damenrundschau" and "Herrenrundschau". They publish books that collect the articles in the magazines, sorted by topic, like "Dresses", "Coats", and "Historical patterns - for men" and "Historical patterns - for women". I think the men's historical patterns are better, they include more patterns. But I've just glanced through, I don't have them, but am going to order them.
The point is that you need to know how to make the basic dress sloper. That's explained once in a few years in the magazines or, it's in a separate book called "Kleider und Blusen". But that one costs around 100 euros and there are many modern garments, variations of dresses and such. It is a very good drafting method that they use, the best and most detailed one I've tried. You've got to learn quite a lot of thinks at the beginning to understand it, but when you get into it it's quite ok. Unfortunately, they don't have any real webpage, so the only thing I could do for you is to scan what they offer and the ordering card (but I believe you can order by mail too). Here's some information: http://www.ebnerpublishing.de/index.php?start=0&m1=2&m2=14&select=&search=rundschau&detail=67 I think Fran from Lavolta Press has it, so you can ask her for her opinion, I don't know how much was she able to use it as, I think, she didn't have any information on how to do the sloper. Zuzana P.S.: All the publications are in German but you can do without the text. The only thing you have to understand is the sloper and you can get someone translate it for you - that's for all others who read this, as I believe that Bjarne can speak German... Bjarne og Leif Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you have a title and ISBN nr.? Seems to be a very interresting book! Bjarne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zuzana Kraemerova" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cranach gown > If you do pattern drafting, there is a German book on drafting historical > costumes and the Cranach gown is in it, it includes the drafting of the > top, sleeves (just the basic ones, all the puffs are on you), and three > possibilities of how to make the skirt. I use this book a lot and though I > haven't made directly this costume, the drafting methods are good and > usually lead to a good solution:-) > > It's a publication from Rundschau, a company that makes (modern) drafting > magazines. I believe it costs about 60 euros and it includes drafting > instructions on women's garments from the rennaissance to the 19th > century. > > > > Beteena Paradise wrote: I already have the > Period Patterns one, but my previous experience with them is that it is so > much work to refit the pattern that I could just as well create the > pattern from scratch. Which I might just do. ;-) Otherwise I may get > Kass' german ladies pattern. What did you use? > > Also, I was thinking of doing the alternating colors of the skirts by > sewing together the bands of fabric instead of applique (reverse or > regular). That is why I was concerned about he difference in weight > between the damask and the silk velvet. But I could get a heavier cotton > velvet which might work better and not be as slippery. I am also thinking > of doing a plainer version in wool first to get the kinks worked out and > then do one in the grander fabrics. > > Amy Cooper > wrote: > > Have you given any thought to patterns yet? > > -Amy > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who > knows. > Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume --------------------------------- Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
