Hi Laurie, I haven't made this pattern, and unfortunately it's not in my collection to refer to. Based on my (admittedly limited) knowledge of clothing from that time, however, I think your first assumption is correct: the long gores go into the side seams, the short gores into CF and CB. I seem to recall some of the Greenland gowns where made that way.
Claudine ----- Original Message ---- > From: Laurie Taylor <costume...@mazarineblue.com> > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Sun, January 23, 2011 7:43:53 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Seeking help with La Fleur de Lyse pattern - 11th-12th >Century > > I've been looking at this pattern some more, and I still can't decide what > the instructions mean. > > There are 4 body panels - two fronts, two backs. It has side seams and > seams up center front and center back. > > There are 2 sets of gores. One longer - to well above the waist, or about 4 > inches below the armscye, and one shorter, to about waist level. I'm > viewing them as from the hem up as the notches seem to work that way. > > The instructions and the notches seem rather vague. I'm thinking that > probably the pairs of short gores go front/back and the long gores go to the > side seams - or vice versa - long gores front/back and short gores to the > side seams. There may be something that I'm missing, but I can't figure it > out. > > If anyone has used this pattern, I'd love to talk to you! > > Laurie T. > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
