"The Tudor Child - Clothing and Culture 1485-1625" By Jane Huggett and Ninya Mikhaila; Jane Malcolm-Davies, Ed. Fat Goose Press, UK or Quite Specific Media, USA ISBN 978-0-9562674-2-9 UK or 978-0-89676-267-1 USA 2013, 160 pages, lots of color photographs, patterns This is another of the generous supply of books from the UK reviewed on Arachne this year that, if studied, provide a course of learning especially for lace collectors, costumers, and historians. All reviews are in Arachne archives, and each new book lists earlier ones in the bibliography. You can do computer searches to read what others are saying about the books. All new reviews are presented with enough information so if you wish to purchase, they will still be available, and you'll not have to pay out-of-print prices later. Please remember to share with your respective local Lace Guilds. Those who valued the contents in "The Tudor Tailor - Reconstructing sixteenth-century dress" by Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies, 2006, will be delighted with this new book. The authors claim this is completely new research, because a focus on the clothing of Tudor children (from newborns to age 12) has not been done before. Indeed, the art (all in color) used throughout seems new to this reviewer. The book offers a unique perspective and explains what was worn, why, and what fabrics were used. An example was the "muckinder" -- cloth attached to a belt (girdle) worn at the waist by boys. This practical accessory was used to wipe one's runny nose! Very practical. Another was swaddling, and the materials on the outer layer could be very luxurious. Generally, children wore miniature versions of adult clothing, and upper class children wore a lot of LACE. By the time you've finished reading, you'll be able to distinguish girls from boys, though both wore skirts and aprons when young. Underwear, as we know it, was not worn after children ceased to wear tailclouts --clarifying what some on Arachne have questioned in past correspondence. Eventually, boys were breeched. Included are costume patterns and detailed instructions for recreating clothing for children of all ages and both sexes. These include patterns for Princess Elizabeth and her brother, Prince Edward -- as seen in famous childhood paintings. There are photos of today's children wearing new versions of historic attire. You may have made laces presented in recent years in books by Gilian Dye and Rosemary Shepherd. This new book offers costumes to which these laces may be attached. Arachne archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html
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