Könighofen Tailor's Exam Part Five (The end)

[jillwheezul]

Some interesting bits in here -

On women's and maid's clothing
Question:  Item how much for a fitted bodice (leiblein)

Velvet?  Answer:  one ell, and a half quarter (1/8) according to design

Comments

[pinkdiamond]

Awesome!

[ellid]

I have to ask: how much is an ell in this questionnaire? Thanks!

[jillwheezul]

The standard size ell in the city where the person who had jurisdiction over Konighofen (Würzburg) is 22.8 inches. It's probably very close to that.

[mmcnealy]

Interesting bit about the nap of the cloth, I would never think to switch it for the back. Modernly, the nap is supposed to flow down from the shoulders front and back, not switch from down in the front to up in the back.

[jillwheezul]

I wondered about that too, but if you are having to cut gores or pieces without shoulder seams then it makes more sense to me in terms of maximum fabric efficiency.