I've never had any problems with that - almost all my dresses have four
gores, I find it helps them to hang better, if you only use side gores
it can look a bit flat and triangular - but admittedly I've never tried
three.
Jean
On 29/01/2011 07:30, Wicked Frau wrote:
Just a note, Dame Angele taught me that putting a gore in the front can
cause problems. It can catch between your legs when walking. In the end
all you need is fullness, so perhaps consider cutting only three gores and
putting them on the sides and back.
Sg
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Laurie Taylor
<costume...@mazarineblue.com>wrote:
Oops...meant to say 'indecisive'!
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To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Seeking help with La Fleur de Lyse pattern
-11th-12thCentury
Thank you so much! That really helps. Just having someone else's thoughts
helps when I'm feeling so decisive, but the Greenland gowns thought is
right
on track...and just what I need.
Nothing like trying to sew garb for an event with a deadline to chase away
all thoughts of all the many things that I've seen and read!
laurie
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Seeking help with La Fleur de Lyse pattern -
11th-12thCentury
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
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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.
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