Tudor kirtle

The kirtle was a garment that supported the bust and created the correct silhouette for the period. It was worn over the petticoat, and from the 1540s onwards, over the farthingale. It seems that the kirtle bodice was stiffened in some way, usually with buckram. This was a stiffened linen which may have had additional stiffening consisting of some kind of “boning”.

Now that we've covered the basics of the kirtle, I'm going to talk about the layers and accessories that complete the English look....

Cross-posted from my journal. Sooooo...I made a Tudor kirtle in a week for a high-persona SCA event. It was madness. But Im really happy with it! First of all, here are a couple of pictures from the event (Finchcocks Court), by Cat Lennox: So here it is: the one-week, period-correct, hand…

I made this kirtle from the pattern diagram in the wonderful book The Tudor Tailor. The wool was a gift from a coworker that came from her relative's de-stash. It's a gorgeous yummy color and kind of an odd weave; it's a double cloth with a somewhat coarsely woven layer joined to a finer, smoother layer. I'm pretty sure the rough texture was the proper right side, though both sides looked finished and usable. Anyway, I liked the coarser, fluffier side better. I took these next few pictures…

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Near the end of the summer I started on a wool Tudor kirtle to wear for a last minute outing to a Faire. I was so busy sewing that I didn’t blog about the process along the way, but took phot…

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Well, I finally can make installment #3 in making this Elizabethan dress! And it's Kirtle time! Or I guess, 'petticoat bodies' time would be more accurate in this case. I also apologize ahead of time for the picture quality. My only camera right now is my iPhone, and it's proving to be…

The kirtle making continues! This post is about making the skirt, I have two posts about making the bodice which can be read here and here. … I ended up using a lot of guess work to make the …