Thank you all so much - that is extremely useful and practical help :-)
I've got PoF coming from the library so will draft from that, but definitely go
for the elastic trick and hey, if it's not authentic enough then it ain't my
wedgy or me sewing the hooks and bars back on...
Looking forward
I am making a suit for a friend, based on the 1630s engravings by
Bosse - doublet and breeches... What I can't work out is the waist of
the breeches: in Historical Costume in Detail, the development seems
to be from points laced through the doublet to the outside, forming
decorative bows (which
