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A Measured Approach: Drafting an 1880s Bodice Using Period Methods

Online Workshop with Live Instructor

MAY 17-18, 2025
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM PACIFIC (LOS ANGELES)
11:30 AM - 6:30 PM CENTRAL (CHICAGO)
12:30 PM - 7:30 PM EASTERN (NYC)

International students can use this time zone calculator to determine the workshop time slot for your time zone- https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

TWO-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP
6 HOURS + 1 HOUR LUNCH BREAK (EACH DAY)
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CLASS TOTAL COST:
$150 PAID TO TEACHER + $5 PRE-REGISTRATION FEE

(Supplies & $8 Pattern are additional)

Join us for another workshop in the Precision series, master classes that focus on the technical creation of custom elements for tailored results.​

In this two-day seminar, students will use a half-scale dress form to draft a Victorian bodice pattern using original period methods from an 1886 dressmaking manual. Attendees will create a sample paper pattern (including basque adjustment and a two-piece sleeve) and complete the class with the knowledge and ability to draft a full-sized pattern on their own.

Instruction given covers:

• Taking accurate measurements
• Drafting
• Creating the paper pattern
• Fitting a mockup
• Pattern adjustments
• Using the basic draft to recreate other styles

​Class includes pdf handout, supply list, half-scale accessory epatterns (bustle pad, half-scale arm) and bonus material.
Students will create the dress forms prior to class, using the Victorian half-scale dress form epattern ($8 US) from Ninonella**-

​Victorian Half-Scale EPattern​​

​​​Students who have previously made this same Ninonella half-scale form for class may use theirs, a new one is not required. Students must use this pattern for class, rather than a modern half-scale form.

**Costume On has no affiliation with Ninonella. The pattern is ideal for a half-scale 1880s period silhouette, with clear instructions and a how-to Youtube video**

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