Make the perfect Pilgrim or Cavalier Lady's outfit with this pattern in your measurements!
You need our full-size paper patterns with complete instructions and historical notes for English-, French- and Dutchwomen's bodices and petticotes (jackets and skirts) with optional stomacher appropriate for the 1630s; and Women's Common or Middle Class bodice and petticote appropriate for the 1630s through 1660s. Included are low, open front bodice to be worn with stomacher or closed, high front, boned or stiffened lining, wide or narrow sleeves with optional paning, continguous gored or attached tabbed skirting. Petticote options include hooked or tied waistband with slits for pocket access. Upper class and lower class instructions included.
Made to Measure pattern in your personal measurements.
Also included are assembly instructions, embellishment suggestions, and the extensive historical notes you've come to expect from Reconstructing History.
NOTE: the downloadable version of this pattern will not deliver immediately like our other downloads. Kass has to format it first. You will receive an email when your download is available.
Suggested Fabrics: wool, silk, linen for lining
Yardage Requirements: Bodice 2¼ yards at least 45" wide; lining 2¼ yards at least 45" wide; Petticote 3 yards at least 45" wide; lining (optional) 3 yards at least 45" wide
Notions: thread, buckram or stiff linen (boned bodice) corset boning or 7mm half-oval reeds (stomacher) wooden busk; hooks and eyes for front closure; silk ribbon (optional)