I am based in Houston, TX and I do offer a pattern grading service. For further details email me off list. In service Robert Powell Wolfon's Costumes & Apparel Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: Joan Jurancich <joa...@surewest.net> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:46:46 To: Historical Costume<h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Grading patterns At 12:13 PM 1/29/2010, you wrote: >Sylvia, I think your question entirely appropriate for this list. I >have a whole archive of historic patterns that I'd like to grade >(none of them is even close to my own size!), but have never >attempted. If you hear of a grader/service, I might be interested, >too. Many thanks for posting! > == Marjorie Wilser =: > On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:31 AM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: > > I know > this question isn't related specifically to historic > costuming, > but I think some of you have made businesses from your > passion > for such and may have needed to grade their patterns up and > down > for sale. In the past, I have done my own grading, but I've > > never really learned totally how to do it and I have some ideas > for > new designs that, if they sell, I may need to size them up > or down > and these may be too complex for me to try on my > own. Does anyone > know of any professional graders? I live in > Colorado, but I imagine > I could ship my patterns out of state if > I can't find someone here. > > > Sylvia Rognstad When I first made a dress for Dickens Faire and Sutter's Fort about 30 years ago (!), there were no commercial patterns anywhere near my size or shape. Given that I am very short-waisted, I found it easier to start from my own fitted sloper and then make changes to give the cut of the dress I wanted. For example, a standard sloper has a side-bust dart; in the 19th century dresses the bust darts are from the waist; so I changed the bust darts to match my desired look. You might find this easier than grading a historical pattern, I certainly did. Joan Jurancich joa...@surewest.net _______________________________________________ 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
