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msmemory_archive ([personal profile] msmemory_archive) wrote2010-06-16 03:12 pm

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I'm sure I can find a way to get a simple tunic out of this bolt-end of purple linen, right? (4.75 yd) If not for me, for my sweetie.

[identity profile] tashabear.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
If you can't, you're doing it Wrong (unless it's only 45" wide, and I've never seen 45" linen). ;-) What I do is make scale drawings of the pieces I need, and move them around on a scale drawing of the fabric till I get it right. Then I draw it on the paper for posterity, and then on the fabric with a bit of chalk.

Also, piecing is period, don't forget.

[identity profile] rufinia.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I have seen 45" linen, but it is rare.