Starching an Elizabethan Ruff Video Tutorial
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Tag: 16th Century
The finished Elizabethan ruff and some progress photos.
An Elizabethan Ruff
Finished my 95% hand sewn ruff, and ready to try starching for the first time.
Kirtle Sew-Along: Measurements and Adjustments
Pattern Adjustments and Mock-ups To me this is the annoying and tedious part of sewing, but once it is done we will have a bodice pattern that fits and we can use for various projects. If you already have a block pattern by all means use it. I’m starting from the beginning because this is… Read More Kirtle Sew-Along: Measurements and Adjustments
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Margaret Layton’s Jacket Finished, with far less bling.
I finally finished off the jacket project I started a few months ago. Well, I guess I really started it when I made the scaling up patterns video. I didn’t make any huge changes to the pattern I scaled up, the measurements were close to mine and I wanted to see what I would end… Read More Margaret Layton’s Jacket Finished, with far less bling.
Time for a Crash Course in 1560s Nuremberg Fashion
I have a confession to make, I am not a huge fan of pink. It is a fine color and I can wear it without looking ill but in my day-to-day life it is rather absent. Yet a great deal of my costumes and historical clothing however are pink. I didn’t really notice it at… Read More Time for a Crash Course in 1560s Nuremberg Fashion
A Kirtle Sew Along: Introduction and Materials
So I posted about this on Facebook and on the Renn. costume forum but forgot to post about it here. Opps. I’ve made a lot of kirtles, in various ways, with various materials and stiffening. I’ve also answered a lot of questions about kirtles, and while I will be the first to tell you I’m… Read More A Kirtle Sew Along: Introduction and Materials
16th Century Spanish Clothing
I’ve started a small collection of images from Civitates Orbis Terrarum from the Historic Cities website. More to come when I have time to comb through all the different versions and crop and adjust the files. More from Civitates Orbis Terrarum: 1572
The Queen’s Servants Pointed Hood, or my Induction into a Secret Gnome Society.
Since getting The Queen’s Servant’s I’ve been coveting the pointed hood with a sort of fiendish glee, it also might be an under layer to the strange headdress in Holbein the Younger’s drawing. A month ago I scaled up the pattern and made a mock-up. It was huge, it devoured my head. I have a normal… Read More The Queen’s Servants Pointed Hood, or my Induction into a Secret Gnome Society.
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Teal Kirtle Finished!
Write up and photos are here