Thirteenth Century Gowns - Starting the Investigation

[sbuchler]

I've slowly been working on 13th century styles -- initially to experiment with different ways to cut the Maciejowski women's dresses (France, circa 1250) since my normal way of cutting a T-tunic (basically what Robin Netherton describes in her Tournaments Illuminated, Issue #141, Winter 2002 article "Where Did the Normans Get Their Sleeves?")

Comments

13th cent gowns

[unclrashid]

What fabric is the dress you are wearing in the photo? The drape in the manuscripts suggest a very soft wool to me.

Re: 13th cent gowns

[sbuchler]

Medium weight linen that's been washed a lot - it's probably about as soft as any of the light wools I have, including the tropical weight cashmere.

[gwacie]

Which pattern was the tunic you wore a couple weeks ago based on? I loved how it looked :)

(Oh, and you've got a gramatical error up in your first paragraph, it should be they're belted, not their belted.)

[sbuchler]

Grammar all fixed :-) Thanks!

I made the St. Elizabeth of Thuringia gown -- I'll be posting more on it soon :-)