I’ve seen the argument for both the angel wing sleeve and the maunch-type sleeve. Do the more learned folks on this list lean towards one or the other? Also, what is a good length for the sleeves? I’m not sure I have enough fabric for them to go all the …
Hi! I’m new to this list and to early period garb. After 5yrs of doing Elizabethan and two kids later, I’ve given up wearing corsets 🙂 I’ve been searching the web and there seems to be no real consensus on the basic construction of the bliaut. Do most people follow …
How much ease is there over the bust in a bliaut? I was going to go with the patterns in the files and the one on the Janecourt site (spelling?) but have no idea how much ease to allow over the bust. My Elizabethan shift has six inches and that …
What about using placketed back lacing to help form the figure? Nope, side lacing. I’ve not been able to find any evidence for backlacing, but there is a fair bit for side lacing, and is not so much to control the figure but to make the fabric tight enough to …
Q: Does anybody know how to make the sleeves to this gown?, meaning the famous “accolade gown”. I’ve researched and have found nothing. A:Â Hehehehe, don’t get me started on the Accolade gown! It’s incorrect for 12th century. The accolade gown has a set in sleeve (not period) the part …
Shoulder Seams (Original Subject line: “Another Bliaut Question”) Marguerite and others who use the straight grain bodice pattern, Do you find that you need to trim the shoulders in at all? Marguerite, your handout mentions trimming in the waist area slightly, but did you leave the shoulders square or trim …
Be honest, this “elusive garment”, as Teffania called it in the description for the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group, is why half of you are here! What follows is a compendium of information, opinions, and discussions regarding the bloat from the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group list. Pattern “I don’t …
