And normally I would agree with you Susan but Joan is talking about physically measuring the pattern lines on the paper patterns, not reading and depending on what is on the back of the envelope. :)
I used this pattern, #41 Italian Renaissance Gowns, quite a bit when I first joined and did the measuring of the lines then traced it out on separate paper, then re-measured myself and did additional alterations before cutting. And if I were a size 5 I would be using that pattern still. But I am not. :) Chiara Francesca -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Farmer Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:48 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Period Patterns #41 Italian Renaissance Gowns Quoting Joan Jurancich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The best way to check for sizing is to actually measure the pattern > pieces (seam line to seam line) and compare them to your own > measurements. As I recall (from many years ago), Period Patterns was > not very good with sizing. I gave up using them for Elizabethan gowns. > Until Margo developed her line of patterns, I had to have mine drafted > by friends. > Based on personal experience, that doesn't always work. I learned to sew at 11 or 12. I took Home Ec as a Freshman in High School (back in the dim reaches of time when you could take Home Ec and learn to sew .....). We sere supposed to make simple A-line dresses, but I got to make one with a waist because I'd been sewing. I told her I wore a 10. (I'd been making 10s for several years after all). She took my measurements, looked at the measurements on the envelope, measured the pattern and said that I wore a 14. We discussed it, and she prevailed (because she was the teacher and She Knew! There was enough room in that dress for me and her and half my class. :-( susan ----- Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ _______________________________________________ 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
