Now with size layers. This is not a printed pattern.
This is the PDF digital download version of #133. You will receive several files in the download. You will receive "how to print", the front and back cover, and the instructions. You will receive two sets of 8 A0 pages for the pattern pieces. One set is in color and has solid lines. The other set is in black dashed lines and has size layers. This means you can print just the size(s) you want by opening them with Adobe Acrobat, which is a free software PDF Reader. The A0 pages can be be printed at your copy shop or online printer that has wide format printers, or you can tile them yourself to your home printer by using the "poster" option in Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader. Please note you can get this pattern printed in black and white for about $2-3 per A0 page if you shop for a good price or use an online copy shop. If you are unable or unwilling to install a PDF reader on your device the pattern pieces have been tiled for you. Please note that if you choose to use the pre-tile filed you cannot choose any size paper other than letter or A4 and the size layers will not work.
 
Pattern #133 LADIES ROBE EN CHEMISE WITH OPTIONALTRAIN, PUFFED AND LONG SLEEVES,AND TWO BODICE OPTIONS,STRUCTURED STYLE - C. 1790-1800
Sewing Pattern with Sizes 8 -34, All in the Download and size selectable Ladies Robe en Chemise with optional train, puffed or long sleeves, two bodice gathering options, with or without ruffles C. 1790-1800 The first types of Robe en Chemise were basically tubes of fabric that were drawn up close to the body by drawstrings in channels. #133 Robe en Chemise does not rely on fully functioning drawstrings to keep the fabric drawn in. This is the type of transitional Robe en Chemise has all the gathers fixed; either by a waistband or fixed gathers at neck and arm, for the puffed sleeve. The bodice opens in back and is tied together with drawstrings. It does not overlap; center back just meets. The bodice ends about half-way between underbust and natural waist. The appearance of the placement of the waist can be changed by tying the sash in different heights on the body. The bodice can be made with or without the bodice lining that is provided in the pattern. The bodice can be made as in View A, with limited gathering front and back or it can be made as in View B with full gathering at front and back. Both Views do not have gathering under the arms on the bodice, reducing bulk in this area. Both Views can have a high or lower neckline at the front and can have a ruffle at the neck and arm or can be left plain. The ruffles are separate from the dress. The ruffle width, fullness, and the fabric used can be changed as desired by the maker. Either View can have the puffed sleeve or long slim sleeve. Either View can have a train, though the train fabric requirements are not included in View A.