Joan,
Been there, done that, and thank you! I've drafted my own from pinned
fittings; adapted other patterns, eeeked and tweeked and corseted and
lived to tell the tale. But I do want to get those historicals graded.
They're a treasure and rather complex.
Cin has worn more than one of them; she's lucky enough to be exactly
the right size!
== Marjorie Wilser
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"Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW
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On Jan 29, 2010, at 12:46 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
At 12:13 PM 1/29/2010, you wrote:
Sylvia, I think your question entirely appropriate for this list. I
have a whole archive of historic patterns that I'd like to grade
(none of them is even close to my own size!), but have never
attempted. If you hear of a grader/service, I might be interested,
too. Many thanks for posting!
== Marjorie Wilser =:
On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > > I know this
question isn't related specifically to historic > costuming, but I
think some of you have made businesses from your > passion for
such and may have needed to grade their patterns up and > down for
sale. In the past, I have done my own grading, but I've > never
really learned totally how to do it and I have some ideas for >
new designs that, if they sell, I may need to size them up or down
> and these may be too complex for me to try on my own. Does
anyone > know of any professional graders? I live in Colorado,
but I imagine > I could ship my patterns out of state if I can't
find someone here. > >
Sylvia Rognstad
When I first made a dress for Dickens Faire and Sutter's Fort about
30 years ago (!), there were no commercial patterns anywhere near my
size or shape. Given that I am very short-waisted, I found it
easier to start from my own fitted sloper and then make changes to
give the cut of the dress I wanted. For example, a standard sloper
has a side-bust dart; in the 19th century dresses the bust darts are
from the waist; so I changed the bust darts to match my desired
look. You might find this easier than grading a historical pattern,
I certainly did.
Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net
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