by Zanetta | Jun 1, 2023 | 1490s, Under Gown
Everyone hates it when you are walking along and then all a sudden–RIP! You have stepped on your skirts and continued forward motion and something GAVE WAY! There are two big tricks to avoiding this situation and being able to move with ease both at a sedate...
by Zanetta | Apr 14, 2023 | 1510s, Outer Menswear
My lady wife Morgan Staghold kindly generated cutting diagrams for me for this project. With 52 individual pieces out of the cream velveteen and another 52 pieces out fo the black velveteen, having a cutting diagram was crucial for the most efficient use of my...
by Zanetta | Apr 2, 2023 | 1490s, Under Gown
For this 1490s Venetian underdress, I choose a lightweight– almost tropical weight– teal wool from Pendleton’s. This wool was purchased as two 3-yard remnants. I found a lovely jacquard trim on Etsy to compliment it. The trim came in the same...
by Zanetta | Sep 26, 2022 | 1510s Art, Outer Menswear
This is Titian’s 1511 fresco The Miracle of the Jealous Husband. The close-up to the left shows the main male figure–a husband– stabbing a woman– assumed to be his wife. The garment he wears is a counterchanged red and white. It is belted at...
by Zanetta | Mar 24, 2022 | 1490s, Over Gown
1490’s Over Gown The pattern for the overdress is the same as the underdress but the front is not cut on a fold and instead has a deep U-shape at the center. I started with 2 layers of cotton duck for both bodice fronts, the bodice back, and both straps. I...
