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hood frame, view from top.

sstormwatch — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:12:26 MDT

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hood frame, view from top. - P1010181.jpg

hood frame, fronts are matched at corners

sstormwatch — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:11:56 MDT

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hood frame, fronts are matched at corners - P1010182.jpg

Hood frame, showing not matching back piece

sstormwatch — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:11:14 MDT

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Hood frame, showing not matching back piece - P1010183.jpg

Hood frame, showing corner match

sstormwatch — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:10:53 MDT

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Hood frame, showing corner match - P1010184.jpg

frontlet compared to hood frame

sstormwatch — Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:10:30 MDT

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frontlet compared to hood frame - P1010185.jpg

Me in my ruff

sstormwatch — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:01:11 MDT

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Me in my ruff - P1010123.jpg

Another front shot in better light.

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:22:59 MDT

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Another front shot in better light. - P1010146.jpg

Side view of gown on dress dummy

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:29:27 MDT

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Side view of gown on dress dummy - P1010109.jpg

Gown front with overskirt and 1 oversleeve

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:27:46 MDT

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Gown front with overskirt and 1 oversleeve - P1010108.jpg

the side on your right (dummy's left) is pinned up in an attempt at a tucked ruffle. The one oversleeve is only pinned into position.

Gown backside with overskirt and 1 oversleeve

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:27:31 MDT

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Gown backside with overskirt and 1 oversleeve - P1010110.jpg

front view of leveled skirt

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:20:00 MDT

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front view of leveled skirt - P1010103.jpg

side view of leveled skirt

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:19:58 MDT

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side view of leveled skirt - P1010104.jpg

Finished overskirt front view

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:19:55 MDT

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Finished overskirt front view - P1010105.jpg

Finished overskirt side view

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:19:52 MDT

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Finished overskirt side view - P1010106.jpg

Finished overskirt back view

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:19:49 MDT

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Finished overskirt back view - P1010107.jpg

Silk shantung with silver & charcoal trim.

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:04:04 MDT

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Silk shantung with silver & charcoal trim. - P1010074.jpg

The trim is only pinned at this point.

Wooden clapper used as height gauge

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:04:01 MDT

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Wooden clapper used as height gauge - P1010077.jpg

Front view of leveled skirt

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:03:59 MDT

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Front view of leveled skirt - P1010078.jpg

Side view of leveled skirt

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:03:56 MDT

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Side view of leveled skirt - P1010079.jpg

Divide and conquer to gather onto waistband

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:03:54 MDT

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Divide and conquer to gather onto waistband - P1010080.jpg

Front view of finished petticoat

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:03:52 MDT

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Front view of finished petticoat - P1010081.jpg

Back view of finished petticoat

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:03:49 MDT

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Back view of finished petticoat - P1010083.jpg

Hanging sleeve pinned into general position on bodice

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:59:26 MDT

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Hanging sleeve pinned into general position on bodice - P1010055-1.jpg

Hanging sleeve cut out

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:56:22 MDT

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Hanging sleeve cut out - P1010050-1.jpg

Showing the hooked milinery wire in the sleeve channel

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:46:12 MDT

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Showing the hooked milinery wire in the sleeve channel - P1010044-1.jpg

1 mostly finished sleeve

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:46:10 MDT

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1 mostly finished sleeve - P1010045-1.jpg

Sleeve taped channels, cut to minimize bulk

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:46:07 MDT

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Sleeve taped channels, cut to minimize bulk - P1010046-1.jpg

Close but fuzzy

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:45:20 MDT

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Close but fuzzy - P1010142.jpg

Full front view

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:45:17 MDT

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Full front view - P1010143.jpg

Upper body shot 1

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:26:16 MDT

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Upper body shot 1 - P1010145.jpg

back view of gown

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:23:20 MDT

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back view of gown - P1010144.jpg

Upper body shot 2

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:23:17 MDT

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Upper body shot 2 - P1010147.jpg

Full length completed gown

sstormwatch — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:23:15 MDT

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Full length completed gown - P1010148.jpg

Petticoat done!

sstormwatch — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:53:27 MDT

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Petticoat done! - P1010082.jpg

The upper half of the petticoat is white cotton muslin, hand sewn to a cotton twill band. The lower half is charcoal grey silk with silver & charcoal grey trim. The lower part will be seen, the upper part won't.

Bodice with pinned on sleeves

sstormwatch — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:22:14 MDT

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Bodice with pinned on sleeves - P1010047.jpg

Sleeves are unfinished, needing handsewing, but this is what they will look like.

Back piece stabilized

sstormwatch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:58:10 MDT

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Back piece stabilized - P1010010.jpg

I added a piece of coutil as an interlining layer to stabilize the body, with no seam allowances on the coutil.

Folding back of seam allowance

sstormwatch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:57:47 MDT

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Folding back of seam allowance - P1010013.jpg

Pinned and ready to be hand sewn in place with a running stitch.

Bodice Back View

sstormwatch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:31:30 MDT

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Bodice Back View - P1010016.jpg

Shown without the farthingale. The back is cut at least an inch above the waistline to leave room for the farthingale and skirts.

Bodice upper chest

sstormwatch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:26:47 MDT

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Bodice upper chest - P1010021.jpg

To show the small collar

Bodice Front

sstormwatch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:26:25 MDT

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Bodice Front - P1010022.jpg

Shown with French farthingale

Bodice Side Front

sstormwatch — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:26:04 MDT

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Bodice Side Front - P1010023.jpg

Shown with French farthingale and bum roll underneath

Couched cording progress shot

sstormwatch — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:23:03 MDT

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Couched cording progress shot - P1010001.jpg

Couched cording progress detail

sstormwatch — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:22:51 MDT

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Couched cording progress detail - P1010002.jpg

Left side mockup

sstormwatch — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:42:14 MDT

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Left side mockup - P1010070.jpg

Left side shoulder mockup

sstormwatch — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:41:54 MDT

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Left side shoulder mockup - P1010071.jpg

Back mockup

sstormwatch — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:41:35 MDT

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Back mockup - P1010072.jpg

Right front mockup

sstormwatch — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:41:13 MDT

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Right front mockup - P1010073.jpg

Front mockup

sstormwatch — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:40:51 MDT

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Front mockup - P1010074.jpg

Upper front mockup

sstormwatch — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:40:29 MDT

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Upper front mockup - P1010075.jpg

Front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:44:50 MDT

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Front - P1010042.jpg

Side front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:44:24 MDT

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Side front - P1010043.jpg

Back side

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:44:00 MDT

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Back side - P1010044.jpg

Back

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:43:35 MDT

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Back - P1010045.jpg

Lower back

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:43:13 MDT

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Lower back - P1010046.jpg

Back collar

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:42:27 MDT

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Back collar - P1010048.jpg

Shoulder

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:41:36 MDT

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Shoulder - P1010050.jpg

Shoulder front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:41:17 MDT

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Shoulder front - P1010051.jpg

back neck

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:40:57 MDT

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back neck - P1010052.jpg

upper front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:40:39 MDT

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upper front - P1010053.jpg

Alternate shoulder front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:40:10 MDT

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Alternate shoulder front - P1010054.jpg

Upper front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:39:46 MDT

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Upper front - P1010055.jpg

Front

sstormwatch — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:39:30 MDT

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Front - P1010056.jpg

Effigy front view

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:46:53 MST

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Effigy front view - P1010023.jpg

Prior to breast reduction. Boot lace was not long enough.

Effigy left side

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:45:30 MST

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Effigy left side - P1010025.jpg

This is before breast reduction. Notice the curve of the upper chest area? Not what I wanted.

Effigy full back view

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:44:49 MST

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Effigy full back view - P1010026.jpg

Partial breast reduction

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:44:07 MST

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Partial breast reduction - P1010027.jpg

Showing alignment marks

Full breast reduction

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:43:16 MST

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Full breast reduction - P1010029.jpg

Effigy right side

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:42:45 MST

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Effigy right side - P1010030.jpg

After breast reduction

Effigy front

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:42:03 MST

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Effigy front - P1010031.jpg

After breast reduction

Effigy left side

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:41:22 MST

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Effigy left side - P1010032.jpg

After breast reduction

Effigy Back

sstormwatch — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:40:41 MST

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Effigy Back - P1010033.jpg

Joan Suckling (née Cardinal) 1589

sstormwatch — Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:27:07 MST

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Joan Suckling (née Cardinal) 1589 - 165_main.jpg

Is this a bongrace, or a surfboard?

effigy of Lady Suzanna Saltonstall

sstormwatch — Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:56:19 MST

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effigy of Lady Suzanna Saltonstall - 217_main.jpg

Lady Suzanna Saltonstall (née Poyntz) 1601. http://www.tudoreffigies.co.uk/browse/view.asp?id=217I like how this looks, Lord Mayer of London's wife, elegant, but not the height of English fashion for the 1590s. She looks like she preferred the styles of the late 1550s, but with a bigger suite of ruffs, and a zibalini.

Effigy bodies bound!

sstormwatch — Sun, 1 Feb 2009 01:47:03 MST

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Effigy bodies bound! - P1010017.jpg

Front view showing finished binding.

Rolled pleat upshot

sstormwatch — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:11:14 MST

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Rolled pleat upshot - P1010013.jpg

View up the Henrician men's jacket skirt.

Front view

sstormwatch — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:17:26 MST

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Front view - P1010149.jpg

Before I could tighten it even more. Not bad on the lacing. And yes, one side is lower than the other. Arnold notes similar shift for the original.

Right side front

sstormwatch — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:17:04 MST

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Right side front - P1010150.jpg

Back view

sstormwatch — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:16:43 MST

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Back view - P1010153.jpg

I am standing straighter here.

Back view

sstormwatch — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:16:21 MST

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Back view - P1010154.jpg

More of a view, but I went crooked.

Left side back

sstormwatch — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:16:04 MST

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Left side back - P1010156.jpg

Left side view

sstormwatch — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:15:42 MST

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Left side view - P1010157.jpg

reed bundle

sstormwatch — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:48:05 MST

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reed bundle - P1010140.jpg

The whole bundle of 1/4" oval reeds I am using.

towel, damp reed, clippers, & pencil

sstormwatch — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:47:46 MST

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towel, damp reed, clippers, & pencil - P1010142.jpg

The tools I used to dry the wet reed (to damp state), then it was marked with the pencil, and trimmed with the toenail clippers.

Back view: pre-sewn 1

sstormwatch — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:47:26 MST

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Back view: pre-sewn 1 - P1010143.jpg

Back view: pre-sewn 2

sstormwatch — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:46:32 MST

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Back view: pre-sewn 2 - P1010145.jpg

Detail before sides are sewn. Can see hand sewn front over-shoulder extension

Back view: handsewn 1

sstormwatch — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:46:05 MST

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Back view: handsewn 1 - P1010146.jpg

Shows the different angles of the filled channels, which also means it shows the grain of each section in the back.

Back view: handsewn 2

sstormwatch — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:45:47 MST

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Back view: handsewn 2 - P1010147.jpg

The view near one armhole showing the curved portion.

Mockup #4

sstormwatch — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:26:48 MST

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Mockup #4 - P1010022.jpg

Rectangle made into hood with pinning.

Mockup #3

sstormwatch — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:56:12 MST

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Mockup #3 - P1010020.jpg

Mockup #3

sstormwatch — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:56:01 MST

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Mockup #3 - P1010021.jpg

Closeup of shaped neck area, currently pinned.

Mockup #4

sstormwatch — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:55:33 MST

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Mockup #4 - P1010023.jpg

Folded rectangle of fabric pinned into place. Can see the back of the neck area.

Mockup #4

sstormwatch — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:55:20 MST

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Mockup #4 - P1010024.jpg

Rectangular fabric folded and pinned into place.

Frances, Lady Reynell

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:35:39 MST

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Frances, Lady Reynell - peake_frances.jpg

... of West Ogwell, Devon, c. 1597 London, tempera on panel, 113.5 x 88.5 cm, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. This is my inspiration image.

my original pattern on draped block

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:57:22 MST

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my original pattern on draped block - P1010120.jpg

This shows that my folded pattern is very close to the pattern that would be given with a cut & slash/rotate of darts, with minor differences.

back pattern piece on coutil

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:57:01 MST

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back pattern piece on coutil - P1010121.jpg

shows the blue drawn lines, seam allowances to be added.

laying out pattern

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:55:50 MST

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laying out pattern - P1010124.jpg

This shows how close the back piece was to the front piece; just enough to turn under.

laying out fabric on large remnant

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:55:26 MST

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laying out fabric on large remnant - P1010125.jpg

This shows how close to the edge I was on the back shoulder piece.

pinned piece: right side

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:54:58 MST

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pinned piece: right side - P1010126.jpg

pinned piece: right side

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:54:37 MST

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pinned piece: right side - P1010127.jpg

pinned piecing inside

sstormwatch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:53:56 MST

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pinned piecing inside - P1010129.jpg