Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
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