Starting the Dress
Jul. 9th, 2010 05:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
izodieaIt's official, I picked a dress ( my first Regency gown!) Specifically it's the 1810 Gown from page 158 of The Cut of Woman's Clothes which is an un-gridded pattern with little indication of grain.
I started by draping the dress over my stays and mannequin, and then I realized I was using grain lines I had assumed based on modern standards, especially around the neckline. So I made a post over in DressDiaries_So:http://community.livejournal.com/dressdiaries_so/20330.htmlam Asking opinions.
Here is the diagram/ pattern in the book, and my tracing with grid superimposed:
The Drape:
And my pattern from the drape (I edited it to make the markings more legible):
I'm going to wait and see if I get any responses from my post in DressDairies about grain lines, otherwise I will try making a mock-up that is different each side and see which works better.
I also FINISHED my stays, AND my chemise!!! I just haven't posted pics yet because I have been thinking about the dress so much!
I started by draping the dress over my stays and mannequin, and then I realized I was using grain lines I had assumed based on modern standards, especially around the neckline. So I made a post over in DressDiaries_So:http://community.livejournal.com/dressdiaries_so/20330.htmlam Asking opinions.
Here is the diagram/ pattern in the book, and my tracing with grid superimposed:
The Drape:
And my pattern from the drape (I edited it to make the markings more legible):
I'm going to wait and see if I get any responses from my post in DressDairies about grain lines, otherwise I will try making a mock-up that is different each side and see which works better.
I also FINISHED my stays, AND my chemise!!! I just haven't posted pics yet because I have been thinking about the dress so much!
