Comments on Kate's favorite pattern

From one of my Civil War groups...I'd referred them all to your site, Kate.

~~~~~~~~~~ That was a great story. Similar to mine. Good Day, Ms. M!

I wore a similar gown for our wedding in 2003. It took somewhere around 40+ hours and about 5 do-overs to get it to lay nicely. I found if you take the overskirt and make it a seperate piece and the bertha and tack it down after lengthening it two inches, and shorten the skirt about about 7 inches and the bodice about 3 inches (it was made for a 7 foot tall amazonian female) it will give you a few major migraines ( just short of admission to the local hospital of course) , only a couple of unmentionable words and a very pretty gown. Good luck to anyone adventursome enough to try it. See everyone at the Jackson Ball. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

She made hers in a pale slipper satin pink, with pink roses in clusters. Quite nice, actually.

--Karen M.

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I didn't find it was too long, except in the back of the skirt, and I think it was because (though it doesn't say so!), if you look carefully at the pictures, it was designed for one of those crinolines that is bigger at the back and slightly flatter at the front! The bodice was just the right length, once I'd added to length and width to size it up to fit the customer.

Slipper satin was probably a better choice than poly charmeuse!

The bertha is a right royal PITA!

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Kate Dicey

Dang it, why can't I remember this gal's first name? Starts with a "B." She is not tall (I'm 5'6" and taller than her) and she's not built like the anorexic teen on the patten envelope. I'll ask her for a pic.

--Karen M.

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I'm doing a costume panel at ConGlomeration in a few weeks. It's called 'Elizabethan from the skin out' - where I spend the hour "getting dressed", explaining what changes I made from historically accurate, where stuff came from, and how it goes on, etc.

I'm going to have a handout for atendees - can I list your website on there?

------------------------------------------------------ Wendy Z Chicago, IL (Moo) Wench Wear Costumes

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Please do! I'm delighted you thought of me.

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Kate Dicey

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