Zuzana,
I've made a pourpoint for my husband based on the
Charles de Blois model. It has been used successfully
in SCA combat for a number of years. I've made several
forms of fabric armor over the years and have usually
added two inches all around to the pattern, flat
quilted all the layers, and
Thanks for both the replies, it was a definite help, I'll try to do the
fitting and basting on the body and when it won't help, I'll use the 2 inches
rule:-)) When talking about it, the Charles de Blois garment has many pattern
pieces, which of them would you sew together BEFORE fitting and
Kill me if this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find anything that
would help me with this matter:
I'm going to make a pourpoint inspired by the Charles de Blois pourpoint,
fitted, but not as much as the extant garment, and of a slightly thicker
material and padding.
I'm familiar
Zuzana wrote:
I'm going to make a pourpoint inspired by the Charles de Blois
pourpoint, fitted, but not as much as the extant garment, and of a
slightly thicker material and padding.
I'm familiar with modern construction techniques and know some of the
period ones, but the problem is
