I am making a late 15th century Italian dress, of the fitted bodice,
gathered or pleated skirt, and contrasting sleeves variety (like the
ones described on this website and seen in this painting).
http://www.geocities.com/kamillavh/01.html
http://tinyurl.com/aoyzd (birth of St. John the Baptist
Liz,
I have a sway back as well. I think the answer is using side front seams. All
of my garb has the back on the straight, both with and without CB seams, and I
don't have that problem at all. You can use the side front seams to shape the
bodice to you and eliminate the gapping.
Hope that hel
Elizabeth Young wrote:
I have very pronounced shoulder blades and a sway back.
If I want to have a center back seam, then I can eliminate the gapping.
But if I do not (for some reason) want a c/b seam, is there some fitting
technique I am missing?
You could try taking darts along the top of
Have you tried asking on one of these three sites?
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There are 4 locations wear the bodice can be seam. Back, side back, front
and side.
You probably have seen this but just in case not,
http://members.fortunecity.com/cadieuxx/florentine.html
she
You probably have seen this but just in case not,
http://members.fortunecity.com/cadieuxx/florentine.html
she has a contact link.
Hope this helps,
De
Hi Deredere,
This is fabulous work she has done on her costumes, gosh i drolled of her
renaissance dresses.
Thanks for sharing the link
Bjarn
Your welcome. I love her work as well.
I am not Deredere, I go by De because people have problems pronouncing and
spelling my birth name. And since it isn't Debbie, Deloris,..(the norm) etc
I choose using De instead of Dee. :)
De
aka: D'Lisa
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Hi Deredere,
This is fabulo
> I have made several fitted bodices over the years of this type and
> always have the same problem. Unless I use a shaped center back seam,
> the bodice gaps at the center back neckline and sometimes at the center
> back waist. I have very pronounced shoulder blades and a sway back.
> If I want to
Elizabeth Young wrote:
I am making a late 15th century Italian dress,
Unless I use a shaped center back seam,
the bodice gaps at the center back neckline and sometimes at the center
back waist. I have very pronounced shoulder blades and a sway back.
If I want to have a center back seam, then
