Hello. Rank amateur that I am, I need some advice about selecting fabric for my Tudor wardrobe (1530-1560ish) from you textile experts. FashionFabrics has silk twill on sale and I was wondering if it would be appropriate for my period, and if so, what for? In the near future I'm planning to make a loose gown (with the purpose of keeping me warm at our annual February event) and a boned kirtle, or whatever I figure out is appropriate for this period. Sometime soon I hope to make a fitted French-style gown like this one: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Margot_001.jpg_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Margot_001.jpg) and/or an English-style court gown (like this one, but not specifically this one: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:JaneSeymour.jpg_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:JaneSeymour.jpg) ). Would silk twill have been used for any of these garments? I'm not necessarily going for super-upper class with the loose gown, by the way. I was thinking of using some cotton velvet I already have for the loose gown; would that be warmer than the silk twill, or would it all depend on what I lined it with? Tea Rose
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