/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8503954
I like the idea of a basic princess seam bodice with a gathered rectangle skirt or an a-line jsk for classic and gothic, since it's much easier to find fabric that's suitable for those and still get the look right even if the design itself is simple. Maybe for sweet you can take the same princess seam bodice, give it a sweetheart neckline, two rows of ruffles and lace like in pic related? It's similar to your picture, but attaching the ruffles will be simpler and you don't have to worry about pintucks.

I'm not the best at drafting patterns either, but I can do a princess seam bodice easy peasy, maybe we can work together on creating "starter pack" patterns for classic, gothic, and sweet? A dress, a headdress (either a bonnet, canotier or headbow?), a basic blouse (either peter pan collar or bow neck with long and short sleeve options?) and two different basic bow sizes to add either to the chest or waist? It could just be in a pdf file.

I think with a more or less full coordinate pattern, new people are less likely to face as many difficulties. Then we could release tutorials based off each pattern showing you how to alter them a little bit so it would be like a series that gets people comfortable with adding more details. Say one tutorial might show you how to add a shirring panel, another might show you how to add pintucks to your skirt, and another might show you how to change the style of sleeve on the blouse.