RH837 - Regency Morning Dress

[lauren]

One thing I do when I trying to draft a pattern. I use a basic pattern and alter the pieces to fit my needs. For example, I use the ELC pattern from S and S as a base for most of my Regency dresses. Just a thought. Right now I'm altering JP Ryan's robe l'anlaiges for my needs. :-)

[Anna]

If you look at the scaled pattern - the 'smallest' back and the 'largest' back have COMPLETELY different side-back curves! The largest one is a rounded right angle, the smallest one is a quarter-circle (basically). That's a really bad job. You can't just whack on an extra half-inch all 'round and expect patterns to work! Especially not over, and over, and over again.

[Val]

Feb 10, 2009 20:34:30 GMT -5 Anna said:

If you look at the scaled pattern - the 'smallest' back and the 'largest' back have COMPLETELY different side-back curves! The largest one is a rounded right angle, the smallest one is a quarter-circle (basically). That's a really bad job. You can't just whack on an extra half-inch all 'round and expect patterns to work! Especially not over, and over, and over again.

THATS exactly what the problem was! I looked like I had baseballs sticking out of my shoulder blades.
If anyone was interested in buying my pattern (as someone did leave a message for me but has never responded to mine) don't waste your money unless you REALLY want it.

[Mme de Beaufort]

I feel horrible trash-talking the pattern, but they're so expensive, I feel it necessary to let people know what does or doesn't work about it. I'm going to try to finish Sherry's gown using my new template... and I'll post pictures, but obviously the product won't be the RH-837 any more at that point.

[Mme de Beaufort]

At long last, Sherry's 'ammended' bodice. I cut up the old one made from RH837 and used the modified drawing I did on it as a pattern for the side/back/front piece; and scaled up the Janet Arnold back. I think it turned out SO differently... and it acheived the shape I was looking for to begin with. She graciously modeled it for me at work and wasn't wearing any stays or such, but she's so lucky to have a reasonably sized bust, that she really didn't need one.

Anyway, here's the dress from a few angles and opened up front.










Not bad for twenty bucks worth of muslin and a few bits of lace. I enjoyed making this dress quite a bit. It was one of my 'gown-in-a-day' projects. With the bib already made, I didn't have to fuss too much. Just make the bodice, McGuyver the sleeves, and slap a round-gown on it with the remaining yardage; which fortunately was of a width so convenient I didn't have to hem. That's the selvage edge with lace on it. YAY!