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following the pack, in my own way
Mar. 7th, 2010 10:52 amMy friends have lately taken up the Flemish working women's thang. And I like it, I even have a bodice pattern, waiting for a burst of enthusiasm.
There are lots of people who have made the brueghel gown, apron and head dress. but I haven't found many dress diaries for people who've made/researched/documented the kirtle that goes underneath. So I started looking a bit harder at the Brueghel stuff.
The attraction of the Flemish working women thing the ability to hitch up your skirts, unpin your sleeves and be cool. So here's a different way of doing it, that doesn't need a partlet to maintain your modesty.
Thought no 2: If you took the same rectangle of fabric as you would use for the fashionable flemish bodice, and inserted a triangle of fabric in the back, would you get the construction every body notices in the back of the grey gown here? And could you apply that philosophy to the kirtle above?
There are lots of people who have made the brueghel gown, apron and head dress. but I haven't found many dress diaries for people who've made/researched/documented the kirtle that goes underneath. So I started looking a bit harder at the Brueghel stuff.
The attraction of the Flemish working women thing the ability to hitch up your skirts, unpin your sleeves and be cool. So here's a different way of doing it, that doesn't need a partlet to maintain your modesty.
Thought no 2: If you took the same rectangle of fabric as you would use for the fashionable flemish bodice, and inserted a triangle of fabric in the back, would you get the construction every body notices in the back of the grey gown here? And could you apply that philosophy to the kirtle above?
