Oh thank you! That is very helpful - both the link to Marc's pages and the ifurther information on construction. I am not sure I understand this sentence:
>When you make a centre-split tunic, you just miss out the front and back >gores. < Thank you for the pointers! > Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:38:00 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Gore training: was: What period/country etc is this > tunic? > > I think it has just fallen into a pleat because of the way he has hiked > the tunic up into his belt, and the fact that the trim looks to be > stiffer than the main fabric, so it folds rather than gathering or > rippling. It might also have a fold in the trim from how he has kept it > in the cupboard! > > The standard pattern for an early medieval tunic or dress (exactly the > same except for length) is a four-gore t-tunic, like the "Nockert Type > 1" on Marc Carlson's pages > http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/tunics.html (be > warned, some of the links on these pages no longer work). When you make > a centre-split tunic, you just miss out the front and back gores. And > it's really hard to make the split hang straight. You need the side > gores for movement, but when he stands still, the centre either crosses > or hangs open. Tweaking it with the belt is the only option, and if the > front goes right, the sides will go wrong. > > Jean > > Saragrace Knauf wrote: > > Hmm, I can see what you are saying. You'd have to "train the gore" to lie > > like that right? I mean when I put a gore in it usually doesn't fold up on > > itself like that. This looks like it comes to a point on the outside and > > the underlying fabric is tucked back underneath it like a pleat almost > > creating a facing for the slit/point. Now, on the other hand, I recently > > draped some wool where it did just this. > > > > The only reason I am pushing the point, is I like the look but am > > suspicious of the authenticity of the way it is made/looks. > > > > Sg > > > > > >> From: [email protected] > >> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:07:21 +0000 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [h-cost] What period/country etc is this tunic? > >> > >> That wouldnt be a 'kick pleat'. The tunic probably has a gore(s) set into > >> the side seam. When it's hanging down, it can give the appearanced of a > >> pleat. > >> > >> Karen > >> Seamstrix > >> > >> > >> -- Saragrace Knauf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Ah ha! That was what I thought - thank you. One of the details I am > >> interested in is the side "kick pleat" > >> > >> > >>> The baggy trousers and boots might imply > >>> the wearer is aiming for Russ Viking, but a Russ tunic would have wide > >>> skirts rather than a split. > >>> > >> http://tinyurl.com/cjb8dt > >> > >> > >> > >>> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:33:15 +0000 > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: [h-cost] What period/country etc is this tunic? > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> Click to learn about options trading and get the latest information. > >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTIzQaa3eDfz0DZR7g3rroygQeciFEEjpy6u49XElEmyuWNwp6GTcc/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
