tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post462169700538613249..comments2023-11-16T23:35:58.014-05:00Comments on Living with Jane: 1884 Gown: Gypsy Jacket Mock-upJennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894247974983793889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851840366251143291.post-82548447934708228982012-10-05T14:15:53.890-04:002012-10-05T14:15:53.890-04:00Dear Jenni,
This one is going to be NEAT! To answ...Dear Jenni,<br /><br />This one is going to be NEAT! To answer your questions with some ideas:<br /><br />- add an interior belt at about true waist level, that is sewed to the interior back of the bodice and tacked also to each side. It would shut with hooks and eyes or a tiny belt buckle, in front, under the plastron. It will help keep the jacket snug. This is a normal feature of this era. I have an extant bodice with a belt like this.<br /><br />- hooks and eyes attached to the belt may be a good idea for further control.<br /><br />- You wonder about the inspiration jacket's description: "The fronts open widely, and are fastened only at the neck. They are trimmed by a small round cord forming brandebourgs. Buttons terminate each one of these. The side forms of the back are slightly extended, and fasten over the box-pleated back in the same manner." It's a military-style jacket. I *think* they mean that the button-buttonhole effect is used on the back. The side pieces are probably elongated, and will fold back over the pleated peplum at center back. The reverse side of the fabric would show, and there'd be button cording on it. A button would be placed somewhere on the pleated peplum, and the cording looped over it to hold the folds in place. Revolutionary and War of 1812 uniforms had this effect, in varying amounts. See for example http://www.gypsywearvintage.com/fancypants2.htm.<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.com