Hi Kate,
I have looked at many portraits in my books, to find answer to this. I did
find a picture where you see the angle where the cuff ends meet. They are
not pinned together, but stands open. I think that the cuffs had a strip of
material attached to the actual cuff, wich would sit under the doublet
sleave. So i think you have done it correct. But pinns would secure it
better, and thinking about how they used pins to attach the standing collars
to the bodices and doublets, it would be very likely they did the same witht
the cuffs.
A few years ago when Nicole visited me when she was having the blue baroque
dress, she just came from a museum visit where she had discovered a pin
painted in a portrait, where a standing band was pinned to the bodice.
I would never have noticed this, if Nicole had not shown me.
Pins are good for many things, but i cant profe anything.
Bjarne
Many of the swedish doublets, have buttonholes at the arm split, but no
buttons. Also some have nothing at all but a decoration ribbon or lace, in
the arm split.
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kate M Bunting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 17th c doublet cuff closure
Bjarne, can you explain how 17th century men's linen cuffs (wristbands)
were pinned on? I used to wear male 17th century attire when I was
younger, but was never able to work out a satisfactory way to get the
white cuffs to stay in place. I made them to fasten round my wrist inside
the doublet sleeve and then turn back over the sleeve. Did they simply
stick a pin in each side of the opening?
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 17/03/2006 20:43 >>>
The doublets all have 2 piece sleaves. The back seam is not finished, but
opened about 5-10 cm. Then they used to (in come cases) turn back the
sleave, so that it would make a cuff in itself. But when worn with white
linnen cuffs, i suppose they were just pinned together with the cuffs. No
buttons, no buttonholes - nothing
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