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 …
I know that set-in sleeves are the ones which attach at the shoulder. What’s the term for sleeves which attach at the bicep? Are any other sleeve types period for 12th C? (I’ve seen garments where the sleeves attach at the neck). Does anyone have sources for which side of …
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 …
(A compendium of information from discussions on the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group list) “Kirdle or Bliaut?” Q: “Can anyone tell me how to make a gown where its tight fitted in the bodice and upper hips, then flares out thereafter and also has a slight train. I’ve searched pattern …
