Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for mid-16th century English Common woman's Kirtle and Over gown with or without sleeves. Also included are two styles of partlet, apron, pin-on sleeves, and cap appropriate for common women and directions for a smock.

Kirtle fits busts 30½"-48" and waists 23"-41". All Sizes in one envelope. Historical notes and embellishment suggestions included.

$30.00

A beautiful women's doublet dating from 1585 with hidden laced closure, buttoned front, high collar, skirts, and padded epaulettes. Lacing holes inside the armscyes are for the attachment of decorative sleeves. Front of the doublet is boned so wearing a separate paire of bodies may not be neccesary.

$25.00

 

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for Netherlandish Working Woman's smock, kirtle, jacket, stomacher, sleeves, partlets, aprons, and caps.

$30.00

 

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for seaman's doublet, jerkin, frock and breeches in the 16th century. Instructions for thrum caps. Fits chests 34"-54". All sizes included in one envelope. Embellishment suggestions included.
 

$30.00

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for 14th through 17th century cloth hose, boot hose, and netherstocks (fabric, not knitted). All Sizes in one envelope. Fits calves up to 17" with instructions on how to adjust for larger calves. Embellishment suggestions included.

$15.00

Full size paper patterns and detailed instructions for Women's Upper Class English Jacket and Petticoat (jacket and skirt) with high or low neck, narrow sleeves, and contiguous gored skirting appropriate for the late 16th and early 17th century. Petticoat options include hooked or tied waistband with slits for pocket access. Historical notes. Upper class and lower class instructions included. All Sizes in one envelope. Fits bust 30½"-48" and waist 23"-41". Embellishment suggestions included.

$25.00

Full size paper patterns for late Elizabethan corsets based on two extant English examples. View A, based on the pair of bodys belonging the Pfalzgräfin Dorothea Sabina von Neuberg in 1598 are front-boned, five piece bodys featuring a static front busk, integral shoulder straps, back laced closure, and separate tabs at the waist. View B, based on the corset worn by the effigy of Queen Elizabeth I in Westminster Cathedral, features a front opening and integral waist tabs. Historical notes. All Sizes in one envelope. Fits bust 30½"-48" and waist 23"-41". Embellishment suggestions included

$20.00

Full size paper patterns for Elizabethan and Jacobean Loose Gowns based on extant examples in the Isham Collection. Gowns feature an open front, epaulettes and a stiff inner yoke to which the gown is pleated for support. Choose from two different styles of hanging sleeves or a sleeveless version. Historical notes. All Sizes in one envelope. Fits bust 30½"-48". Embellishment suggestions included.

$25.00

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for man's doublet circa 1570s-1600. Included are instructions for optional peascod belly. Fits chests 34"-54". All sizes included in one envelope. Embellishment suggestions included.

$25.00

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for Elizabethan Loose Gown and Kirtle with matching Sleeves based on extant examples in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, Germany. Kirtle features interlining for shape, applied decoration, eyeleted back closure, and tie-on sleeves. Gown can be mid-calf or floor length and features a straight or cut-away front, applied decoration, relaxed puff or padded sleeves, and a stand collar. All Sizes in one envelope. Fits bust 30½"-48". Embellishment suggestions and historical notes included.

$30.00

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for common man's doublet and breeches in the 16th century. Fits chests 34"-54". All sizes included in one envelope. Embellishment suggestions included.
 

$30.00

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for man's breeches circa 1570-1600 (aka Trunkhose or "Pumpkin Pants"). Fits waists 28"-50". All sizes included in one envelope. Embellishment suggestions included.

$16.00

1560s-70s Flanders Gown

Full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for 1560s-70s English Lady's overgown and kirtle known as a "Flanders Gown". Included are overgown, boned kirtle, farthingale, forepart and pin-on sleeves, and directions for a smock.

Kirtle fits busts 30½"-48" and waists 23"-41". All Sizes in one envelope. Historical notes and embellishment suggestions included.

Suggested Fabrics
Kirtle, Over gown and Sleeves: light weight to coat weight wool, velvet or silk brocade, light linen for lining
Part let, Cap, Smock and Apron: light linen

Yardage Requirements:
Kirtle or Over gown: 6 yrds 45" or 4½ yrds 60" wide
Lining (optional): 6 yrds 45” or 4½ yrds 60” wide
Smock 3 yrds at least 60” wide
Sleeves 2 yrds at least 45” wide
Forepart 2 yrds at least 45” wide
Farthingale 3 yrds at least 45” wide

$30.00

1520s-1540s Lady's Gown & Kirtle

The perfect lady's gown for the Northern Renaissance period of Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.

Full size paper patterns for 1520s-1540s Tudor Lady's Gown based on pictorial references and the work of Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies in their book The Tudor Tailor. Supportive kirtle and over gown included in package. Two sleeve styles, two under sleeves, and trained or untrained skirts with or without front split. Fits busts 30½"-48" and waists 23"-41". All sizes included in one envelope. Embellishment suggestions included.

Suggested Fabrics:
silk brocade or velvet
lightweight silk or fine linen for lining
5oz. linen for interlining

$30.00