Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens dive

[figheadair]

I would hope that there are still many examples throughout the ages of the common person's clothes. Finding preserved clothes from ages past seems like it would be the result of luck, more than anything else. The cost of analyzing and dating garments seems prohibitive for common clothes. I am thinking, here, about Peter MacDonald's talk at the V&A Dundee last year regarding dating the Glen Affric tartan. Perhaps this also offers hope — that there is a garment in a collection somewhere just waiting for the opportunity to be discovered and celebrated.

The Arnish Moor burial is one example of an ordinary person's clothing.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...pPzlk_n11ZQ7Nr

[Pleater]

The Arnish Moor burial is one example of an ordinary person's clothing.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...pPzlk_n11ZQ7Nr

I just read this and noted that the bonnet - although knitted - is very close to the size I hope for when I make my crochet version. They are put into a cloth roll and then washed in the machine, so the outcome can be slightly uncertain.

I recently discovered a tutorial on making a purse from a circle of leather with a thong and ring closure which is almost the same design as the small bags I make, again in crochet - part of the household skills from my grandmother. I still make them and larger bags for use around the house. I sometimes think I should write down how these things were done as when I am gone there will be no one to explain how to do it.

The way of making an undershirt all in one strip with a T neck hole and front opening is what I used when creating costumes for the English Civil War re- enactors.

Anne the Pleater

[bookish]

The Arnish Moor burial is one example of an ordinary person's clothing.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...pPzlk_n11ZQ7Nr

Thank you for the link. I found the section on the stockings interesting. I was recently wondering if tartan hose was ever lined with another material (I was thinking linene, specifically). I imagine having a felted wool around parts of the foot were mostly patching wear and tear, but could also offer comfort if built into the design from the start.