Early Morning Patterning for the Leather Jerkin
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The majority of the inventory excerpts are transcripts from http://www.anastasiorojo.com however, the translations and missteps are my own. I’ve found a handful of cueras mentioned in inventory lists. Some are made of leather, others of fabric, they are cut, trimmed and in one instance lined in velvet. This is by no means exhaustive and in some entries, I’ve… Read More Making a 16th-Century Leather Jerkin: Further Research into Spain
Long have I coveted Scott Perkinâs leather jerkin, which is based off the jerkin at the Museum of London and written about in Janet Arnoldâs “Pattern of Fashion”. But I am not a leather worker*, I didnât want to get a very nice hide and ruin it with my amateur attempts. So I filed the… Read More Making a 16th-Century Leather Jerkin: Research