I haven't made it, but from looking at it, I think it presumes you have made the doublet first, and are altering the pattern to create the gown. The slashing is on the pattern, not the cloth.
I can see where it would be confusing..... Sg On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden <aylwe...@gmail.com>wrote: > Has anyone here made the 15th century pleated gown using the pattern on > page 154 of The Medieval Tailor's Assistant? I'm confused about the slash > lines - why does it need cutting and what do you do once its been cut? > Many thanks, > Aylwen > > > *Aylwen Gardiner-Garden* > > *Jane Austen Festival Australia <http://www.janeaustenfestival.com.au> * > *Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy > <http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/>* > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- -Sg- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
