November 24, 2010

vogue patterns magazine


A friend was flipping through the October/November 2010 issue of Vogue Patterns Magazine and discovered this.


How cool is that? A big thanks to Vogue Patterns Magazine for the nice review and for bringing my project to a few more people. As it turns out the issue was totally worth buying because Claire Schaeffer, author of Couture Sewing Techniques, has written wonderfully clear and well illustrated instructions on how to sew godets. Information I can put to use when I sew the bust gores of the 1844 corset.

By the way, is there a difference between a godet and a gore? Is a gore just a godet that lays flush against the body instead flaring loosely away from it?

14 comments:

  1. Oh wow, they didn't tell you they put you in. I saw it when I was flipping through it in the stores. Good for you!

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  2. I believe that a gore is at the bottom of a garment (like a skirt) and a godet is at the top (for the breasts), but I could be wrong.

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  3. Congrats! Now I have to get the magazine :-)

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  4. Technially, a godet is triangular piece of fabric that is placed in a seam while a gore can be placed in a slit in the fabric and not a seam.

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  5. Fantastic news! Wonderful to get such deserved recognition! I am just soooo pleased for you!

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  6. Wow, how exciting! Your blog deserves the attention.

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  7. Gore refers to the tapering shape of a panel, (as in a three gore skirt), so is a more generic term. A godet is an actual piece of gored fabric that is set into a seam or slit etc to create extra gore. As distinct from a gusset which is closed at both ends and usually is diamond or oval shaped.
    Great write up Jo, well done! The world watches your project - no pressure! LOL!

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  8. that's fabulous - congrats!

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  9. I came to your site from the magazine! I could not stop reading it until I had got up-to-date. You have a fantastic site, but more than that, you are truly talented. I love your work.

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  10. Congratulations! Well deserved!

    And trust Mrs C to know the fabulously technical definition!

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  11. Thank you everyone for the congratulatory wishes! And Mrs. C, thank you for gore/godet clarification. I want to be accurate with my sewing terms!

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  12. Oh, Mrs. C, now I am going to have to break out a new term for my corset/stay-sewing. But can you please help me with proper pronunciation? "Godet" is pronounced how?

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  13. Oh my gosh! That is the best thing I've read ALL day! Congrats on the mention in Vogue Patterns!

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