Hi Suzi, Thanks for your input! I know its a lot, but its because i have it about 30 at the neck, but i increase the width from the neck to the hem. I want the banyan to have width at the hem, its not cut straight. But maybe you are right about it being two much?
Bjarne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Banyan > At 19:23 30/04/2008, you wrote: >>I have a question. Its about the cut of a banyan. >>I dreamed about this for manny years, finally i have the oportunity >>to make it, because there is an event in september where i can use >>it at breakfast. >>I want to make my banyan in an oldfashioned 18th century cut, with >>t-shape and doubble breasted oriental closure at the neck. >>Today i drafted the doubble breast part, because i want to embellish >>it with 3 rows of silver bobbin lace and 2 rows in between the lace >>with an embroidered rose wreath. >>Now my question, would 49 cm be two much width of the doubble breast >>at the fot hem? >>The banyan is going to be made of shot silk taffeta, purple/green as >>a main collour, but the doubble breasted front is going to be a >>green shot taffeta, turquise blue/yellow like the cuffs and collar. >>The banyan is very simple in cut, only i am not sure if 49 cm of >>overlapping in the foot hem would be two much. >>Thanks for any inputs > > > I think 49cm. is far too much. Measure between armpits, and you will > find a better guide. About 30cm. seems a better overlap. > > Look here for lots of other information and pictures. > > http://tinyurl.com/6gt3k6 > > Suzi > _______________________________________________ > 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
