Tag Archives: Elizabethan Fashion

Embroidery Tutorial

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Alison

Well we didn’t make it out to Fort Raleigh after all but my tutorial on Elizabethan Monochromatic Embroidery is now available in the tutorial section of my website.

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New Tutorial and Promised Links

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Alison

My Recreating Elizabethan Bodies tutorial is now available in the tutorial section of my website.  I got it uploaded over the weekend. Grettir has also made the class notes for is I.33-Liechtenauer Symposium available online.  You can download them here. … Continue reading →

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A Waist Band!

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Alison

Last night I finished cartridge pleating my venetians onto the waist band.  The original ones were gathered but I decided to try cartridge pleating in the hopes that it would help replicate the awesome puffiness seen in the De Ghyen … Continue reading →

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New Venetians

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Alison

Since I posted a tutorial on incorporating pockets into venetians and trunkhose yesterday I thought I would post a bit today about the pants the tutorial is based on. I had posted recently that the first project of my great … Continue reading →

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Adding a Pocket to Your Trunkhose or Ventians

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Alison

One of the things that has always attracted me to late 16th Century menswear is their pockets.  There are several examples of trunkhose and a pair of venetians depicted in Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion that include pockets.  Until recently though … Continue reading →

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Stocking EBook Now Available!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Alison

I am very happy and excited to announce that my first ebook, Cloth Hosen and Stockings of the Late 16th and Early 17th Centuries, is now available for purchase through my website! In honor of this being my first ebook … Continue reading →

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16th and Early 17th Century Cloth Stockings Tutorial Coming Soon

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Alison

Just a short post this morning but I wanted to let you all know that my 16th and Early 17th Century Cloth stocking tutorial (the one that was published at Foundations Revealed this past May) is going to be available … Continue reading →

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Latest Foundations Revealed Article Published!

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Alison

I’ve been sick and haven’t been able to write since War of the Wings but I wanted to post that my latest article, Recreating Elizabethan Bodies, has been published and is available at Foundations Revealed.  Enjoy!

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Articles and Demos

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Alison

This weekend was spent working on my new article for Foundations as well as pitching in to help with House Red Wolf’s (the NCSU SCA student group) recruitment demo on Sunday.

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5 Patterns from Reconstructing History that I Absolutely Love

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Alison

Looking for a pattern for a new project?  Here is a list of 5 patterns from Reconstructing History that I totally love: The Geoffrey Nightcap Embroidery Pattern: Created by Laura of Extreme Costuming this nightcap pattern is simple and elegant.  … Continue reading →

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