Historical Note: Audrey Chase began drafting patterns for academic staged productions in 1971. Previous pattern drafting experience had been confined to self dressing and occasional works for selected individuals:her children, her friends, and previously, her dolls. However her drafting training and work experience had been as an engineering student and electromechanical draftsperson in the 1960's. When she began working in theatrical productions as a student at a college that had no library and no stock, she visited museums and, making adjustments for time, money, and the lack of resources drafted the show as designed. At the time there were few, if any, commercial patterns available for period costume. Re-enactment, and the research inspired by it, were infant endeavors not yet available to the general public and students. Such historical clothing books as were to be had are, for the most part, held in ill-repute today. Until recently, when severe injuries halted her ability to stand for the time required to draw pattern, that has been the way this designer has functioned, as the venues designed for could not afford to pay for the accurate and superior patterns available today. TE,he,he! Audy
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