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How do you get rid of princess seams?

Started by Adriana Rose, December 30, 2012, 11:58:04 AM

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Adriana Rose

I am planning on trying to make a kirtle style dress and since I am a bit tight on money I am frankensteining a skirt that I have made already with McCalls  #4107. I'm looking at the pattern and it has those blasted curved seams at the bust. I really would like to not have that, is there a way to redraft it so they arent there?

gem

I've never done it before, but I'm pretty sure Red Dawn has instructions.
http://www.reddawn.net/costume/princess.htm

Honestly, though, if you already have a Ren bodice that fits you well, I'd base your kirtle bodice from that. My brown gamurra was drafted from an existing bodice, and my purple kirtle started with the Simplicity 2621 corset pattern. (I've made them both, and in my experience, S2621 fit a lot better out of the package than M4107 did, and is just a much nicer pattern overall. :))  If you don't have a bodice or pattern handy, you might try the custom corset generator (which also has kirtle-izing instructions.)

http://www.elizabethancostume.net/custompat/index.html

Whaddaya makin' it from??  ;D

Adriana Rose

*headdesk* Duh! I have a bodice I love and it is super simple.

I have a really pretty indigo colored umm I think its a rayon it drapes like sueded silk and it is just super yummy. I went through my fabric and in progress box and found a skirt that I had all sewn up save for the waist band and I have always wanted a kirtle so here I go. One last project before I buckle down for garland season after I make a plushie Odin for a friend. :o