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Centuries-Sewing

Historical Costumes and Clothing

Category: Ruffs

— 16th Century, Costumes, Elizabethan, Ruffs —

The Finished Starched Fancy Ruff!

October 27, 2016
— 16th Century, Accessories, Costumes, Elizabethan, Ruffs —

Work in Progress Shots of a Very Fine Ruff

October 18, 2016
— 16th Century, Costumes, Elizabethan, Ruffs —

Nonesuch Market Woman

January 13, 2014

Starting off the New Year with finishing a big project! More photos can be found on the Nonesuch costume page.  

— 16th Century, Costumes, Ruffs —

Working on another Ruff!

March 23, 2013

I had two or three days with my internet not working or being on again, off again. So I started another hand sewn ruff (I may have a problem). I just finished putting the neckband on and this time I made sure to sew down every tiny pleat that I could on both sides. I… Read More Working on another Ruff!

— 16th Century, Elizabethan, Ruffs, Tutorials, Video Tutorials —

Starching an Elizabethan Ruff Video Tutorial

March 11, 2013
Finished Elizabethan ruff with 3 inch and 1/4th set

If the embed doesn’t work, http://youtu.be/JdCsH4QUJBY

— 16th Century, Elizabethan, Ruffs —

The finished Elizabethan ruff and some progress photos.

March 5, 2013
— 16th Century, Elizabethan, Ruffs —

An Elizabethan Ruff

March 3, 2013

Finished my 95% hand sewn ruff, and ready to try starching for the first time.

Current Projects

Embroidered Glove Cuffs
Embroidered Glove Cuffs
17th Century Stomacher Project
17th Century Stomacher Project
Black taffeta basted in place
Black Silk Taffeta Kirtle

Other Costume Sites of Interest

  • A Stitch in Time
  • American Dutchess
  • Costume Diaries
  • Demode Couture
  • E. Embroidery
  • Extreme Costuming
  • Fancy Miscellany
  • Festive Attyre
  • Garb for Guys
  • Mode Historique
  • Realm of Venus
  • Renaissance Tailor
  • Sarah A Bendall a blog about “deforme’d fashions from a Phd researcher
  • Sempstress
  • Sewing blog of Lady Madylyne Taylor of Bryn Gwla
  • Sweet Threads Dude!
  • The Elizabethan Costume Page
  • The Radclyffe
  • The Whipstitch Costumes
  • Untudored Garb
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