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23 paź 2017 · Whether brainstorming the perfect Halloween costume or just looking to play dress-up, it's astonishing just how many free resources are available. Make your own 1940s bullet bra for a pinup look—or Madonna circa 1990—or take on a full Tudor costume from start to finish with a step by step tutorial.
The Pattern Project is an online resource produced by the Costume and Textiles department at LACMA which publishes free downloadable garment patterns of historic dress in the permanent collection. Each printable PDF includes a scaled pattern of an extant fashion object from the collection, a description with historic context and object-based ...
The seamstress' blog, CostumingDiary.com, has an extensive collection of medieval, Elizabethan, and Victorian patterns free to use—and likely to make any dressmaker salivate.
Here are PDFs for two patterns, a coif and a partlet, along with instructions. Enjoy them! Coif Pattern Coif Instructions Partlet Pattern Partlet Instructions.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Costume and Textiles Project has detailed downloadable PDFs to walk you through construction of such anachronistic finery as a 1940’s Zoot Suit, a 19th-century boy’s frock (above), and a man’s vest with removable chest pads (hubba hubba).
24 paź 2018 · This dress use 4 gores, one at the middle front, one back, and one in each side seam. The gores give you movement and a good drape to the skirt. On female garments I want the gores to start by the natural waist (where you are slimmest) to accentuate the curve of the hip and belly.
7 mar 2023 · This PDF download includes medieval dress patterns to make an underdress and a bodice dress. Sizes vary from a small that can tighten to a 24 inch (60.96 cm) bust and 18 inch (45.72 cm) waist up to a large that can accommodate a 60 inch (152.4 cm) bust and 55 inch (139.7 cm) waist.
