"I made it" = I draped the pattern, fit it, sewed it into a garment. This accounts for about 99% of my historical wardrobe from any era.
"We made it" = Me and someone else collaborated on the pattern drape, fitting and sewing in equal proportions.
"I made it using X person's pattern" = I did not make the pattern, but made the thing from someone's pattern.
"They made it" = I did nothing but put it on.
I am very careful about giving credit when I'm dealing with something that I sewed, but did not pattern. Example, I made a coat for Gillian using a pattern made by Aurelia d'Ouessant, which I trued and fit to Gillian and then executed in fabric. I didn't do the initial patterning, which was based on a Tudor Tailor diagram, but I did sew it into a garment, so I take credit for that, but give credit to Aurelia for the pattern.
Another example is the 14th c. sleeve pattern I use, which was draped by Etain. Etain's pattern, my execution. She gets credit for the pattern, I get credit for sewing it.
And the joint project I'm working on with Vyncent right now for Leotulf.... We both draped the doublet pattern, we both are working to execute it. The distribution of labor is close enough to equal that I feel comfortable saying we both can take credit for it. Except the trunk hose, which is all Vyncent's doing.
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Date: 2010-04-07 09:36 pm (UTC)"We made it" = Me and someone else collaborated on the pattern drape, fitting and sewing in equal proportions.
"I made it using X person's pattern" = I did not make the pattern, but made the thing from someone's pattern.
"They made it" = I did nothing but put it on.
I am very careful about giving credit when I'm dealing with something that I sewed, but did not pattern. Example, I made a coat for Gillian using a pattern made by Aurelia d'Ouessant, which I trued and fit to Gillian and then executed in fabric. I didn't do the initial patterning, which was based on a Tudor Tailor diagram, but I did sew it into a garment, so I take credit for that, but give credit to Aurelia for the pattern.
Another example is the 14th c. sleeve pattern I use, which was draped by Etain. Etain's pattern, my execution. She gets credit for the pattern, I get credit for sewing it.
And the joint project I'm working on with Vyncent right now for Leotulf.... We both draped the doublet pattern, we both are working to execute it. The distribution of labor is close enough to equal that I feel comfortable saying we both can take credit for it. Except the trunk hose, which is all Vyncent's doing.