How to best use stunning fabrics to create a wedding dress with a difference. This post looks at the construction details of a 16th century, made to measure outfit for a wedding celebration.
Read MoreMaking a new suit for a re-enactor requires some thought on what the re-enactment is and the character that the person will be portraying. This post describes the thought process behind and the construction of the doublet for a 1588 suit of clothes for an apprentice.
Read MoreHow did fashions change through the 16th and 17th centuries? This book follows the lead of an exhibition put on by the Royal Collection Trust showing exactly that.
Read MoreA review of the Modern Maker series by Matthew Gnagy. These excellent books provide a range of advice, techniques and tips on making C16th and C17th clothing in the original manner to get the right shape and look. Using one of the techniques, we have extended its use successfully and present this here too.
Read MoreA review of the series of research pamphlets called “Clothes of the Common People of Elizabethan and Early Stuart England” as a source for making re-enactment costume.
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