Hi Hanna, Is the method of drafting your describing called "the lutterloh-system?". I've seen this demo ed and it looks really easy. Here's a web address to get you to their instructional video, it explains how to use the system. http://www.lutterloh-system.com/shop/pi1150199578.htm?categoryId=7 I'd like to try this someday. Melody
--- On Tue, 8/25/09, Hanna Zickermann <h.zickerm...@gmx.de> wrote: From: Hanna Zickermann <h.zickerm...@gmx.de> Subject: Re: [h-cost] HELP! To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 2:16 PM Hi, there´s a method called radial projection or something like that. Get a rather large copy of the pattern you want to make and have the scale on the copy. Glue the copy on a large sheet of paper. Choose one point in a corner of the pattern piece and draw long lines from there through the "important points". One after another, multiply these distances with the factor you need to get the full-size scale and mark this new distance on the line. Connect all important points and you will get a full scale pattern. I find it hard to explain without a drawing how to do it, and my English is quite tired right now, but I hope you understand what I mean. It´s really easy and a lot faster than using a grid - which is a method where usually can´t count the boxes and end up with a really strange pattern piece... Hanna At 10:42 25.08.2009, you wrote: > Hello all, I am in need of some help from an experienced pattern enlarging > bustle dress maker! I woud like to throw together my first bustle dress, or > make for myself a bustle since my budget is not allowing any new > acquirements. At one point before I got very enthusiastic about doing this, > as I have many times, but got so overwhelmed before even starting due to > facing the dred task of "grading" that it never came into fruition. I would > try ordering a pattern from one of the many good sellers of period patterns, > but I want something very specific, I don't have time to wait for one to > arrive, and I can't afford to spend on one (especially since I spent so much > for the three books new which have hundreds of patterns). > > The pieces given scare me in each scaled down pattern, because I know quite > often, to acheive from the basic pieces the glorious ensemble presented in > the illustrations, there is usually a good deal of improvising and use of > skill the handy seamstress must utilize to do so! > > Here are my main questions. > 1: How do I enlarge the tiny pieces in the book the simplest, quickest, or > least math saavy way? > 2: Once I have the pieces enlarged and they are adjusted to my size and I'm > ready to cut, how do I assemble a bustle skirt?? > > These are NOT simple one or two sentence answers I know, but any guidance > would be greatly appreciated right about now. I've used period patterns that > I bought multi-sized and kinda had to play with those until they fit me the > right away and could figure out basic construction but this seems so daunting > having never done it before. > > Thank you so very much for the kind person who can help, and to all others > for your patience:) > > Regards, > Justine. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
