Toile and trouble - how to achieve a good fit

Toile and trouble - how to achieve a good fit

Using a toile or mock up is often over-looked. This post describes an example where the use of the toile allowed for a much better fit than could be achieved in other ways. It describes making a made-to-measure 17th Century singlet for re-enactment of the English Civil War.

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A Labour of Love - Conspicuous Consumption in Fashion

A Labour of Love - Conspicuous Consumption in Fashion

Hidden conspicuous consumption? This contradiction in terms might apply to the modern interpretation of fashion in the 17th century when we are not all aware of the techniques used to create the various parts of the clothing. I propose that the fashion for tabs on doublets was actually conspicuous consumption, having just finished making 8 of them.

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