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Went to the heart doctor on Friday morning for my checkup. Doc says that most of my stats are looking good still, but I am slowly gaining weight. I also have some issues that are not good with regards to my arteries. So, I MUST get exercising again. MUST. Me, Ms. Couch Potato. Either that or even stronger meds, which I will be on the rest of my

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Re: Square necked chemise

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Well... mine also falls off, but I've lost weight and haven't readjusted for the looser fit in the torso or sleeves of my old smock. Usually the bodice keeps the smock from falling off too far, or I will pin them into place. I don't recall how much of a remove Margo's pattern has in the back.

The pattern I used put in a holding gusset in the back to help keep the opening from going too far, as seen in these pics.
http://www.kimiko1.com/dressdiaries/TudorShift/images/shift-embr07.jpg
http://www.kimiko1.com/dressdiaries/TudorShift/images/shift-embr06.jpg
That is the back view, as the back ended up cut pretty deeply. This was based on a design I was trying out some years ago, from the comments of an SCA Laurel that taught her class at CoCo. You can read about that smock here:
http://www.kimiko1.com/dressdiaries/TudorShift/index.html
I am not fond of such a deep backend, so I don't wear that smock much anymore, which is why I want a new smock.

Since then, I've seen an extant Italian square necked smock in Moda de Firenza that shows the back is NOT cut at all, just open in the front. Margo's new Tudor pattern appears to have a shallow square cut in the back.

Btw, even Jane had her smock pinned to the gown in her workshop presentation for the Tudor Tailor book. So this isn't an unusual problem.