Today stuff
Aug. 29th, 2012 07:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepotSo I finished up the pink dress fairly quickly - I did have to redo my pattern of the pleating on the front and back because I realized I'd done it stupidly wrong, but the way of doing it correctly was actually easier. I didn't end up measuring each tuck and drawing the skirt panels untucked, because a) I realized it would be hella long, the drawn-out pattern piece I mean, and b) they're graduated in size but they go from 1" to 1.5", which really isn't that much. So then I got out this blue and black 1860s dress and did it so I'd have done more than just half a pattern, but I'm not sure if I'm going to end up using it because the type of sleeves actually are represented in (I think) the first pattern in PoF2 - they're just not drawn as extremely curved in the picture as the pattern pieces appear to be. Although I kind of think I'm getting a bit too caught up in THEY MUST ALL BE WILDLY DIFFERENT FROM ALL PREVIOUS PATTERNS, which is silly.
I'm going to try to draw them. I did manage to get the 1840s one by basing it off one of the dresses I'd already done and posted to the blog, but I'd like to do the other two, maybe accompanied by cropped pictures that show the texture and color of the fabric.
Heard back from the Washington Co. Historical Society - they have a GAR coat, a petticoat, and a box of things from ca. 1914, so I don't know if I'll be making an appointment with them. And I wrote to the Old Stone Fort to ask for an appointment and permission, and the Schenectady CHS to ask about their collection.
Dad suggested I contact Quite Specific Media to ask about release forms and waivers and things, what legal stuff you need to publish patterns like this.
I'm going to try to draw them. I did manage to get the 1840s one by basing it off one of the dresses I'd already done and posted to the blog, but I'd like to do the other two, maybe accompanied by cropped pictures that show the texture and color of the fabric.
Heard back from the Washington Co. Historical Society - they have a GAR coat, a petticoat, and a box of things from ca. 1914, so I don't know if I'll be making an appointment with them. And I wrote to the Old Stone Fort to ask for an appointment and permission, and the Schenectady CHS to ask about their collection.
Dad suggested I contact Quite Specific Media to ask about release forms and waivers and things, what legal stuff you need to publish patterns like this.
