I've been given just under 4 yards of dark gold silk noil as a gift and
after a long time trying to think what I could do with it (I don't sew
modern stuff and I know silk noil is not period for pre 20th century
purposes plus the small yardage made it really hard to think of anything) I
thought that it might work as a kirtle in the style of 15th century peasants
e.g. http://humanities.uchicago.edu/images/heures/june.jpg (as with this
small yardage I'll need detachable sleeves).
I need a dress in blue and gold for SCA purposes (the heraldic colours of my
group) to replace a cotton broadcloth T-tunic (i.e. this cut
http://www.angelfire.com/ia2/barony/newmembersguide/sewingtipstxt.html) that
was passed on to me by the previous Seneschal of the group so I thought if I
can use a period cut it's at least an improvement on what I'm replacing.
But I'm not sure if I will be able to squeeze a dress in this style from
such a small yardage. I'm a size 18-20 in big 3 patterns and 5'10" tall but
I've never made anything pre 16th century before (or at least not for
myself, I've made a couple of tunics for other people) so my usual minimum
purchase is 5 metres. For those with more experience in this area would you
expect to be able to squeeze a short sleeved 4 panel (bust supporting)
kirtle out of about 3 & 3/4 yd of 45" wide fabric, preferably with minimal
piecing.
I was planning to use a modified version of Burda 7977
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2jq7jr but it calls for nearly 6 yards and I
don't think the changing the sleeves will save me 2 yards of fabric
OK I've gone all waffly in this post but the summary is I've got 3 & 3/4 yds
of fabric and I need a 15th century kirtle either with short sleeves do you
think it's plausible either with or without piecing, opinions and shared
experiences are welcome.
Thanks
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
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