by Zanetta | Apr 14, 2023 | 1510s, Outer Menswear
My lady wife Morgan Staghold kindly generated cutting diagrams for me for this project. With 52 individual pieces out of the cream velveteen and another 52 pieces out fo the black velveteen, having a cutting diagram was crucial for the most efficient use of my...
by Vittoria | Apr 2, 2023 | 1490s, Under Gown
Now that you have pattern pieces, it’s time to begin fashioning the inner structure, “the guts”, of your bodice. There is no set-in-stone rule for this. If you are of a slight build with an A cup, you could get away with two layers of quilting...
by Zanetta | Apr 2, 2023 | 1490s, Under Gown
For this 1490s Venetian underdress, I choose a lightweight– almost tropical weight– teal wool from Pendleton’s. This wool was purchased as two 3-yard remnants. I found a lovely jacquard trim on Etsy to compliment it. The trim came in the same...
by Vittoria | Apr 2, 2023 | 1490s, Under Gown
To get from feral tape double, to a useable pattern, we need to civilize it. I start by cutting it apart at the seams lines, and further removal of excess at armholes and below the waistline. Once I have the pieces in question laid out, I take a good look at them and...
