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Period Tailoring Techniques — making a doublet interior — Part III

Recently I made myself a woman's doublet based on an extant doublet from the early 17th century. Today I'd like to share with you the period tailoring techniques I employed.

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Period Tailoring Techniques — making a doublet interior — Part II

Recently I made myself a woman's doublet based on an extant doublet from the early 17th century. Today I'd like to share with you the period tailoring techniques I employed.

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Period Tailoring Techniques — making a doublet interior — Part I

Tailoring how-tos for how to make a 16th century doublet, from the inside out.

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Eight

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. We're up to fittings

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Seven

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. There's doublet construction happening.

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Six

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Kass makes a lovely Jacobean jacket from RH201

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Five

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. In this episode our heroine makes a soft ruff.

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Four

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. We're up to attaching the bodice to the skirt.

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Three

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Lets make some skirt!

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Dressing Ye Part — Part Two

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

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Dressing Ye Part — Part One

Being a Treatise on the Clothing Befitting a shop Proprietess in the late 16th and 17th centuries. Kass plans an outfit that goes with what she is, a merchant.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XVII

Almost done, just the fabulous hat left to go!

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XVI

Kass is up to the sleeves! Or should we say sleevils.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XV

Kass ponders sleeve construction.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XIV

Kass adds cartridge pleating!

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XIII

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XIII

Kass experiments with possible sleeve constructions.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XII

Kass starts working on the skirts.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part XI

Kass works on sleeve shape and bodice shape.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part… whatever

Neckline adjustments and sleeve thoughts.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part X

Kass begins draping Katherine of Aragon's out gown.

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Early Tudor Project — The White Band

Kass discusses the white band! What is that you ask? Read on...

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part IX

Lets talk about sleeves Baby, Lets talk about you and me.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part VIII

So how exactly does on construct a Katherine of Aragon overgown? Well Kass is gonna figure it out.

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Early Tudor Project — Katherine of Aragon’s Portrait dated 1502 — Part VII

A side-by-side comparison of what we've got so far.

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