The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500 - Softcover

Thursfield, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0903585324 ISBN 13: 9780903585323

Publisher: Ruth Bean Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to making period clothes for re-enactment, living history or theatre. From establishing the date of your outfit, defining the wearer and selecting garments, to measurements, patterns, materials, and methods of construction, you can discover how to make braies, shirts and smocks, cotes, kirtles, doublets, hose, surcotes, cotehardies, gowns, overkirtles, cloaks, children's clothing, a variety of head-wear and accessories.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Thursfield is an experienced cutter and dressmaker with a special interest in medieval dress. She absorbed the basic sewing skills during childhood, later extending this grounding with a City & Guilds Institute course in fashion, where she gained a distinction. Her tailoring commissions include medieval and Tudor outfits for museums, garments for exhibitions, and many outfits for re-enactors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ruth Bean Publishers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0903585324
• ISBN 13: 9780903585323
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224