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From: "Aylwen Garden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Period Patterns #41 Italian Renaissance Gowns
Are there any modern patterns that can be recommended for Italian
Renaissance, with a few minor tweaks?
I am organising an Italian Renaissance Ball, and am advising others on
what
patterns to use. Not all are prepared to order patterns from overseas.
I have this old copy of #41 and will be making version VI and the tabard.
I
have located an online chemise pattern but am still to find a suitable
pattern for the under dress.
Many thanks, Aylwen
Aylwen,
I've used Simplicity 3812 http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=3812
back when it was #5294 to make my red satin dress (the one that is now
Regency, you can see how it originally looked here
http://www.gbacg.org/GreatPatternReview/Simplicity.htm) and my red linen
Italian Ren dress which you've probably seen a couple of times. I wrote a
webpage on this pattern
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/Ever_After/fixingEA.htm including how to
remove the darts, let me know if that is at all confusing. McCalls 5444
http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M5444.htm?tab=costumes&page=2 appears to
be much the same, it lacks the disadvantage of the curve up between the
breasts, but has extra darts to remove from the back, (it also doesn't have
the V neckline of the Simplicity pattern, but as the Simplicity V neckline
is also off the shoulder (which is not good for dancing) I think if you
wanted the overdress it would be easier to just draw a straight line from
centre front to shoulder instead of the more square neckline.
HTH
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
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