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[mistressarafina]

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They make lots of cool stuff for folks who like to make awesome clothing to wear to living history events. You should go to their site and buy stuff. I have several of their patterns including this

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[haflagirl]

ooo.. is this prompted by my most recent ask-a-Laurel query? I totally plan on getting Kass' Elizabethan common woman's pattern at Pennsic, but I won't be able to get it in time just now. I do own the Italian Ren "Fruitseller" pattern and just finished my second dress from it today. Love it!

[mistressarafina]

Not specifically, but it will be a much better option than you presented earlier. The Kass Army is helping to get their search engine ranking back up. Feel free to post a link on your blog as well.

The hose pattern is awesome and even fits my gargantuan calves with no modification.

[haflagirl]

Hey! *I* have gargantuan calves! I should check out this hose pattern of which you speak!

As for the bodice I asked you about, I do appreciate the input. I knew the pattern wouldn't be 100% correct, but it seemed the less offensive out of all the commercial patterns.... and I need clothes for Pennsic, dammit! ;-)

Since I just finished my second Italian dress made from her pattern, I shall post about it soon and link to her site.

[mistressarafina]

The fundamental problem with the modern patterns is that they're helping you to create a costume rather than clothing. Modern clothing generally conforms to the body rather than the other way around. The concept that you would make a bodice and not create a specific space for the boobs to be in is so not a modern mindset. Our underwear does the pushing up these days.

[haflagirl]

so, for a front lacing bodice, do I want to adjust the center line to curve out and around the boobs to make up for the lack of a princess seam? Juliana taught me how to do that a long time ago. I just didn't know if it applied here.