Working Women's Flemish

[mrsbrown]

I shouldn't be looking at this stuff - I really need court appropriate garb- that I can pitch tents, watch dishes and feed a baby in, hmmm...

Anyway, doushkasmum wanted to find the Working women's netherlandish that I've talked about a few times. The bodice is made with a single rectangle of fabric.

There are four posts -

The research and pictures
The bodice
The skirt
Accessories

Comments

[cortejo.livejournal.com]

wow, thank you for posting that!

[mrsbrown.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[doushkasmum.livejournal.com]

I had looked at it this morning thanks to your pointers last night. It looks like it will be easy to make up, only hiccup might be that it may only really work in wool. I suspect the answer is suck it and see.

I was about 1/4 tempted to buy the pattern, I like patterns. $30 US is quite a bit. (+ postage) and I assume I wouldn't get it in time to make it for festival. (Don't need the dress pattern, it was the accessories like the jacket and the hat that were tempting.)

[pearl]

I ordered the pattern (because the jacket is very tempting) I'll bring it along on a Tuesday night for looking at, whenever it arrives.

[doushkasmum.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! yes please. I hope the post is fast!

[pearl]

It arrived, the jacket pattern (which I had suspected) seems to be a modified Dungiven-jacket type of pattern.

[moonborn.livejournal.com]

I really need court appropriate garb- that I can pitch tents, watch dishes and feed a baby in, hmmm...
Good luck with that! ;)
Seriously, if you figure anything out I'd love to hear about it.

I'm currently looking at a 15th century fieldworker's dress, inspired by the at image at http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/Kathleen_A/1455MadonnadelPartoPierodellaFraces.jpg

[doushkasmum.livejournal.com]

I really need court appropriate garb- that I can pitch tents, watch dishes and feed a baby in, hmmm...

You have garb you can pitch tents and wash dishes in. What you need is court garb you can feed a baby in. That one is probably easier. For Festival, possibly court throw-over-other-stuff garb for the quick change effect.(Possibly along the lines of your invest surcote) While you are dressed for court *other people* wash the dishes and pitch the tents. Minions, woman, you need more minions! (and possibly a superman quick change phone booth)

[pearl]

I shouldn't be looking at this stuff - I really need court appropriate garb- that I can pitch tents, watch dishes and feed a baby in, hmmm...

I'm telling you, 10-13th century Latvian. Wear the basic shift and skirt stuff for doing things, and when there's court throw on a sparkly mantle, headwear, and jewellery and you have court garb. Oh, and swap over plan apron to bronze-decorated-bling apron.

At least, that's my theory of how I'll eventually get sucked into the concept of 'court' garb. :)

[teffania.livejournal.com]

Quick to put on how many kilos of bronze?

I reccon 12th C court is quicker until you do the hairstyle. Whisk off the dress, pop on a fancier one, maybe a belt and a different veil. Of course the downside is that you've sewn all that decoration on the dress, so when you spill wine on it you get very upset.

But seriously, opulent overdresses to suit the kirtles you already have does seem the way to go. Because court garb is never for putting tents up in. You might even be able to get away with cheating on fabrics more than usual too - court garb is unlikely to be worn in rain, near fires, or to do physical work in, so half the reasons for not using synthetics are out. (the other half of the reasons depend more open having the right variety of cloth, not just the right fibre content, so the affordable right fabric might just be a dream).

p.s. you are aware that Bess of Buckland is the Australian distributor for reconstructing history, aren't you? http://www.coteandcutler.com
If she has the pattern in stock you'd have it within the week.