Superlative System of Cutting Ladies' Garments (1897) "Leggins" (gaiters) and riding breeches (1897) The "leggins" are gaiters, a protective garment covering the shoe and calf - the leggins and breeches blocks are apart of a riding ensemble, the rest of which I omitted. FYI "spats" ("spatter dashes") are indeed basically the lower half of the leggins or gaiters, but they include a strap for under the instep and are to protect from spatters. My sincere good wishes to those attempting the above instructions, I tried and quite failed. That was the beginning of this year though so in all likelihood an attempt at this point would turn out way better. Here's a pic of a failed waistcoat and the breeches I made in the spirit of the design: Awkward photo-self is awkward. You can't see the waistband which is a pity, but there's a side metal zip with a double metal button closure, looks pretty damn good. Es
I realize this is an older post but I came across this on Pinterest and wondered if you'd ever made it? I'd like to see the bodice better and this doesn't enlarge very clear. I'd love to make one too.
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if you open the image in a new tab, then in the address bar at the top where it says something like ...rY_J8md3H5U/s200/ you can enlarge it by changing the /s... number to something like /s2000, that will make it nice and large and crispy clear :D
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