“I thought I was buying real paper patterns but I had to download them and print them myself. I took a reviewer’s advice and took them to my print shop and had them printed out on blueprint paper, real size. ($70). And the download expires after 30 days, so don’t delay.”
“As a beginner when it comes to sewing, I've been trying out different patterns to make a regency gown. I have now made both types of dresses, following the pattern for the size nearest to mine, without adjustments (which will contribute to my results). I've found that the waistline ends up a little lower than I would like (made adjustments on the second gown to alter that) and I find the ballgown sleeve a little short.
That said, I very much like that the creator has taken into account that we are all different shapes and may have for example builders arms like mine and instructions are given to work with that. Alternatives are given, which I very much like. You can create more than just 2 garments with this pattern, using different materials, train length, sleeve length etc.
I miss the exact "this is what you need to cut" before starting, so I've discovered the need for 1m+ of self-binding material half-way through constructing for example, but that's really a minor detail. The instructions are a little tricky for a complete beginner, but if you've got a little experience (or use google / different pattern in the past) it is very doable. Overall, very happy with it! Plus, dresses that you can fasten yourself, win!”
“Bought this pattern because 15 year old daughter had heart set on going to school as Catherine Moreland for World Book Day (complete with dip pen and a copy of Udolpho!). Had planned to just "wing it" with making the dress until someone mentioned that these patterns were available on-line. Went for the e-pattern as time was getting short and did not want to wait for delivery. The result was a great success, both safer and far more authentic that we would have otherwise managed. We took a few short cuts owing to running out of both time and fabric but the instructions and historical notes were very helpful and made me feel fairly confident about the decisions I was making. I was particularly impressed that, when I sent an e-mail asking for help with getting the pattern to print out, I received a prompt, personal and helpful reply. The pattern itself also arrived in my in-box even fasted than promised. My only criticism would be that, with a e-pattern it would make much more sense to send each pattern piece separately, so that you only have to print out the pieces you are actually using and also so that you can minimise the number of "joins" in each piece - the enormous and unwieldy "jigsaws" that had to be completed to turn the pile of printed paper into two large sheets was by far the hardest part of the whole project!”
“Bought this pattern because 15 year old daughter had heart set on going to school as Catherine Moreland for World Book Day (complete with dip pen and a copy of Udolpho!). Had planned to just 'wing it' with making the dress until someone mentioned that these patterns were available on-line. Went for the e-pattern as time was getting short and did not want to wait for delivery. The result was a great success, both safer and far more authentic that we would have otherwise managed. We took a few short cuts owing to running out of both time and fabric but the instructions and historical notes were very helpful and made me feel fairly confident about the decisions I was making. I was particularly impressed that, when I sent an e-mail asking for help with getting the pattern to print out, I received a prompt, personal and helpful reply. The pattern itself also arrived in my in-box even fasted than promised. My only criticism would be that, with a e-pattern it would make much more sense to send each pattern piece separately, so that you only have to print out the pieces you are actually using and also so that you can minimise the number of 'joins' in each piece - the enormous and unwieldy 'jigsaws' that had to be completed to turn the pile of printed paper into two large sheets was by far the hardest part of the whole project!”
“The instructions are mostly simple to follow, though some steps aren't repeated in the same detail for every piece (I had to read all of the sleeve instructions to get a complete understanding how to properly attach the one I wanted) I adapted the pattern to create an open front gown and it was very simple to do so, even without needing a dress form.”
