Re: [h-cost] minimum yardage for 14/15th century kirtle

[Helen Pinto]

There's a kirtle that show up in the second half of the 15th c.  It has a 
scoop neck, laces up the front, has a four-piece bodice with high armscyes, 
short sleeves (with long sleeves pinned on), a waist seam and a gored skirt 
set on mostly smoothly.
You should be able to that dress out of nearly four yards, especially since 
noil has no nap and you can nest the pieces for maximum fabric usage.  I got 
one for a size 12 out of just under 3 yds, also 45" wide, but I really enjoy 
geometry.  .
Look at "The Seven Sacraments" and a "Deposition" by Jan van Eyck and the 
Gravende altarpiece by Hans Memlng.  This dress is in there, seams visible.
Good luck with the project,
               -Helen/Aidan 


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