The Curious Frau

1. Overview of Garment Fabrics in Patterns of Fashion 1560-1620
(Research/Articles)

Tags: [janet arnold, patterns of fashion, linings, fabrics]  ...

2. A German Horse Barding circa 1537
(Diaries/Diaries)

...  The fabrics used in this horse barding are navy blue worsted wool, red linen lining and a tan linen interlining. The ties are red cotton yarn fingerloop braided using pattern #3, An open lace of V ...

3. The story of the Two Hemds (Chemise)
(Diaries/Diaries)

... a whole week with an awful case of the flu and needed a project.I decided to use the 5 yard piece of 60" wide 4.3 oz white linen that I had purchased from Fabrics-store.com, its such a lovely weight ...

4. A Korset/Mieder - The first one
(Diaries/Diaries)

... shoulders felt fine. marked the spot where the end of the tab on the shoulder strap with a pencil (my favorite marking tool on light colored fabrics, doesn't rub out but comes out in the wash), and then ...

5. Deciphering Juan de Alcega's Tailor's Pattern book of 1589
(Research/Articles)

... book is divided into three parts: First, there are conversion tables showing the equivalent lengths of different width fabrics, for instance 2 bara wide fabric converted into 2/3 bara wide fabric. Second, ...

6. Overview of Garment Fabrics in Patterns of Fashion 1560-1620
(Research/Articles)

... 1570-1580 This kirtle has a wide variety of silk and linen fabrics in its construction. The basic foundation layer is of a coarse linen over which has been placed a layer of ivory silk. The center front ...

7. Introduction to 16th century German Costuming
(Resources/Getting Started)

... Its a good fabric for hot days since it keeps you cool. Fabric to avoid Anything knit, jersey fabrics, rayon or polyester. Striped fabric is not documentable for the German lands, although fabric pieced ...