Does anyone have any comments or observations on this pattern
[Medieval Miscellanea #21, 14th and 15th century cotehardies]?
I'm looking at view I.
It's a find pattern for a modern princess seamed dress with lacing down the
front. It's not a GFD at all. However, the pictures in the
It's the 14th 15th century cotehardies sideless
surcoates one. All I want to create is the blue dress
from June in the Duke of Berry's book of hours. I've
been 16th century for so long, I hardly know where to
begin with a cotehardie. I expect to look frumpy and
middle-aged in any case. Just
Did you look here?
http://www.mediaevalmisc.com/pp21-ex.htm
There are some photos of the finished garments, which give a much better idea
about the patterns rather than the pictures.
Zuzana
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From: MaggiRos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Medieval Miscellanea #21
It's the 14th 15th century cotehardies sideless
surcoates one. All I want
All I want to create is the blue dress
from June in the Duke of Berry's book of hours.
I would not expect that look from this pattern. The body isn't close-fitting
enough and the skirts are too skimpy. I I made it about 13 years ago and
thought it made me look frumpy and middle-aged then.
Quoting JAMES OGILVIE [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It always
seemed to me that the larger the size you were using, the longer they made
the damned things. My ItalianRen gown had a skirt more than 18 longer than
necessary.
The woman who designed these patterns is quite tall so they are
designed for
I expect to need to raise the waist anyway, so the
extra length should be useful. That way I can keep the
width-at-hem instead of cutting it off and making a
narrower skirt.
But yes, she does seem to add 2 length for every
dress size. I got chubbier, not taller! :)
I really appreciate all the
Coryn Weigel? I think?
--- Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting JAMES OGILVIE [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It always
seemed to me that the larger the size you were
using, the longer they made
the damned things. My ItalianRen gown had a skirt
more than 18 longer than
necessary.
when it would be very helpful and cool if I could...sigh)
--Sue, off in search of more memory-enhancing coffee ;o)
- Original Message -
From: MaggiRos
To: Historical Costume
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Medieval Miscellanea #21
It's the 14th 15th century
Which one is it? I tend not to remember them as #21, or whatever, but as
the houp one, or the ItalianRen one, etc
--Sue
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From: MaggiRos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 8:47 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Medieval
Sue Clemenger wrote:
Which one is it? I tend not to remember them as #21, or whatever, but as
the houp one, or the ItalianRen one, etc
Does anyone have any comments or observations on this
pattern? I'm looking at view I.
14th and 15th century cotehardies
I have it (and the male
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