I havent ever worked with wool because of the cost, but I was able to snag a lighter weight wool suiting at a thrift store. I did make a kirtle (GFD) out of...
I am looking for patterns for plus sized garb. I am a 26/28 and have had a lot of problems finding patterns in my size. Can anyone help me out? At this...
Hi all I still need help with my garb of a monk< I posted a week or so ago and now getting desperate. What I need is a pattern idea and then where to get the...
HI there, Have you googled??? There are several pages with detailed info. http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/monks-clothes-in-the-middle-ages.htm My suggestion is...
I am looking for documentation on parti-colored houppelandes or houppelandes that displays heraldic symbols. There appears to be a parti-colored brocade gown...
Do I have to wear a farthingale under my tudor dress? I have seen several mentions of early tudor dresses not requiring a farthingale. My dress is leaning to...
I was given a nice 2 sided material. It looks somewhat of a heavy twill weave. One side is almost dark cranberry, but shot thru with black. The other side...
I spin Raime. It is a wonderful material to use and extremely period authentic. It is a form of stingless nettle. Nettle was one of the original materials...
If you want to see my first attempt at making a corset. Please follow the below link. Keep in mind its only the inner most portion. I still have to cover it...
Hi to all on the list and I hope this finds all well. I have a few questions that have cross over historical ramification for me. I not only do SCA again but...
Fashion Fabrics Club sells ramie by the bolt. Unfortunately searching on ramie doesn't yield all the results. You have to go to linen by the bolt and browse...
I need fitting help! My Mom just is not getting it and my gowns are ending up 3 sizes too big! I can make a fancy dinner for you for your fitting help!! Please...
Respected friends: The "tissue linen" on the JOAnn's website is only 60% linen, with 40% cotton. For a veil it doesn't matter much, but for shifts beware:...
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Greetings, I have been wondering if there is any reason not to start a cotehardie mock-up from the geometric pattern of T-tunics the Period Way and adjust from...
Hello, Thank you for the recent discussion of garb for religious. Now, I'm going to ask my annoying question again. Has anyone anywhere studied the age...
... Our Fabricland- brick and mortar fabric store in Ontario, Canada, has ramie - and Raimie linen blends. I just bought some. Thanks for this as I was a bit...
Has anyone made the Netherlandish Working Woman's dress pattern made by Reconstructing History? If you have can you please share with me how you went about...
Well I decided to make a cotehardie from the 5 yards of linen/rayon blend (when I bought it I didn't realize the difference). I don't have it sewn together...
... (snip) ... I have seen examples of this fabric, but have never heard it called anything but "shoddy", which certainly helps explain our present use of that...
I need help with an image search! I'm looking for illuminations/miniatures/tapestries of women in armor, c1330-1530. Allegories, saints, whatever--the only...
... Your local hardware store, the clear tubing I think I found it in the A/C section, with the brass nipple connectors. Or there are basketmaking reeds, the...
I am making a grey linen sottana with slashed sleeves, with all materials and trim from stash. This time, I am experimenting with metal rings in the hand sewn...
I've decided to take a chance and create my own pattern based on the Gored Kirtle pattern on the elizabethan costume website and I had a couple questions. ...
I know I should know this one, but heck if I can figure it out right now (I swear, placentas are made of brain cells*). What is PoF? -- Ulrike *At the post...
I found a picture in The Tudor Tailor of Queen Jane with blackwork cuffs that look a lot eaiser to stitch than the ones I have been working on. The picture is...
