On Saturday 16 December 2006 4:57 pm, JAMES OGILVIE wrote: > Actually, there still isn't anything available to introduce this style to > the person who just wants to make clothes, as opposed to doing in-depth > research. The artwork shows a number of styles and variations, many of > them simple to construct and wear and Italian styles are extremely popular > at SCA events. A book that explains the different styles and gives some > guidance as to how to do it RIGHT really needs to be written.
There may not be books, but there are websites. I don't know how these would pass muster with you from a historical accuracy perspective (Italian Ren is not my primary area) but the following sites look pretty good to me from the perspective of "just making clothes": http://homepages.wmich.edu/~rowen/renbk/rendressbook.html http://ilaria.veltri.tripod.com/italiandress.html These are actually late 15th century, though. For 14th, aren't you just in the so-called "cotehardie" or "Gothic fitted dress" era (especially in Italy where simpler styles tended to prevail during that period)? There are good sites for that too: http://www.cottesimple.com/ http://www.netherton.net/robin/ (the fourth link from the top of the page is to a PDF with useful information) http://www.maybe.org/~rodmur/sca/Cotehardie.html (all about how to alter a particular commercial pattern into a plausible period garment) Of course, the would-be seamstress/seamster will have to decide which if any of these methods works with their level of skill/desired level of authenticity.... -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity." --Robert Frost _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
