It just occurred to me, for a body that small I would skip the underpinnings, and build the structure into the gown itself. The underpinnings may add to much bulk to make the garment look right. It just comes down to your goal, accurate from the skin out or merely accurate to the eye.
Here's some more photos to give you ideas, just look for the links that say "Doll Size". <http://www.farthingales.on.ca/album.htm> Claudine ----- Original Message ---- > From: Natalie <natali...@gmail.com> > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 9:18:29 AM > Subject: [h-cost] Early Elizabethan Corsets for Barbie > > I'm taking my passion for Barbie in a new direction (she previously only kept >my crochet hook busy). I know I have seen a very well done website detailing >how to make early Elizabethan underpinnings for Barbie, but now my google-fu >fails me and I don't have it bookmarked either. It is not so much the pattern > >construction that eludes me as what to use to stiffen the corset to create the > >conical 'Bethan shape instead of Barbie's hourglass. > > If anyone has any ideas or can point me to the site I am wondering about, it >would be very much appreciated! Thanks in advance! > > Natalie > _______________________________________________ > 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
