The sleeves were too long for me and I had to recut them but, there are supposed to be long. I’ve seen extant garments with sleeves that come down to the knuckles. Other than that alteration, it was fine and is very comfortable.
Rated 4 out of 5
Kendra Van Cleave –
This is a very easy pattern. I made it in one day in a good brown wool. Beginners could handle this as a third or forth project.
Rated 3 out of 5
Frances Grimble –
I had a lot of problems with the sleeves. The length, the shape, and the “hang” all seemed strange. I made six muslins and improved the pattern somewhat, but it still wasn’t great. I finally gave up on it.
Rated 4 out of 5
Christine James –
A wonderful pattern. Clear instructions. Nothing tricky. Very easy to assemble. Goes together quickly. I’ll definitely use is again.
Rated 4 out of 5
Loren Dearborn –
This went together fairly easily, although I had to do some fiddling with the cuffs. I ended up doing the version with the drawstrings at the waistband. The end result is quite pretty.
Rated 3 out of 5
Ann Wass –
I, too, found the sleeves of this pattern to be much too long (like 6 inches!), even given the longer length of the period. I was glad I cut a muslin first before cutting into my fashion fabric. It is like the drafter added extra length, forgot, and added it again. The original pattern has no grain marked on the sleeve, so I drew the grain, as is customary, to be straight from the cap, but it does hang rather oddly, and I can’t figure out how to correct it. I also found that the body was a little short–I added 1″ in length and, on my last attempt, put a 1″ band on the bottom, but it may be that the waistline of my gowns is a little lower than some. I made the view with the basque, or peplum, in back, first. Then used the pattern, in white cotton, for a Canezou, and am now using the pattern as a base for two wool Spencers. I am changing style lines and adding cuffs.
Danine Cozzens –
The sleeves were too long for me and I had to recut them but, there are supposed to be long. I’ve seen extant garments with sleeves that come down to the knuckles. Other than that alteration, it was fine and is very comfortable.
Kendra Van Cleave –
This is a very easy pattern. I made it in one day in a good brown wool. Beginners could handle this as a third or forth project.
Frances Grimble –
I had a lot of problems with the sleeves. The length, the shape, and the “hang” all seemed strange. I made six muslins and improved the pattern somewhat, but it still wasn’t great. I finally gave up on it.
Christine James –
A wonderful pattern. Clear instructions. Nothing tricky. Very easy to assemble. Goes together quickly. I’ll definitely use is again.
Loren Dearborn –
This went together fairly easily, although I had to do some fiddling with the cuffs. I ended up doing the version with the drawstrings at the waistband. The end result is quite pretty.
Ann Wass –
I, too, found the sleeves of this pattern to be much too long (like 6 inches!), even given the longer length of the period. I was glad I cut a muslin first before cutting into my fashion fabric. It is like the drafter added extra length, forgot, and added it again. The original pattern has no grain marked on the sleeve, so I drew the grain, as is customary, to be straight from the cap, but it does hang rather oddly, and I can’t figure out how to correct it. I also found that the body was a little short–I added 1″ in length and, on my last attempt, put a 1″ band on the bottom, but it may be that the waistline of my gowns is a little lower than some. I made the view with the basque, or peplum, in back, first. Then used the pattern, in white cotton, for a Canezou, and am now using the pattern as a base for two wool Spencers. I am changing style lines and adding cuffs.