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I was recently asked for a pattern for a hat of naalbinding that I made for my husband. I mention this fact on this blog because I teach naalbinding in the Kingdom of Meridies. So, first, I will put my handout for naalbinding here and then put the patterns up on my other blog "Muirghein's… Continue reading Naalbinding

Bibliography Hefdharfru Vigdis Vestfirzka (Date Accessed: January 17, 2008). "Viking / Norse Underdress". http://www.silverdor.org/viking/underdress.html -This handout was taken from her website on making a "conjecturally period underdress" to wear with a Viking apron dress. Mikhaila, Ninya and Dr. Jane Malcolm-Davies (2006). Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth-Century Dress. Costume and Fashion Press. Thursfield, Sarah (2001). Medieval Tailor's… Continue reading Rectangular Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 9

VARIATIONS With a few minor adjustments this pattern can be used for almost any time period. Anglo Saxon: Use the pattern as is for undertunic. For over tunic make the following adjustments: Shorten length of sleeves to just past elbow length. Make the sleeves wider down the length. Shorten the length of the tunic to… Continue reading Rectangular Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 8

IDEAS FOR EMBROIDERY ON TUNICS AND OTHER OUTER GARMENTS. Simple embroidery stitches from the “backstitch family” done on the neckline, cuffs, seams, and hem of a garment.Box stitch: Created by first using a blanket stitch approximately a half inch from the edge of the garment and then laying a backstitch along the top of the… Continue reading Rectangular Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 7

NEXT: Sew the gore/sleeve parts to the body of the tunic.Sew down the underseam of the sleeves, to the underarm. Stop here. Do not cross the gore/sleeve seam. Tie off your thread and flip the seam allowance over.Now, starting on the gore side of the seam allowance sew from the underarm down the side of… Continue reading Rectangular Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 6

Now for the neck hole. Take the body and with it still folded for a shoulder seam, fold the fabric in half lengthwise. On the corner where the two folds meet, you will measure out half the distance of measurement (a) along the shoulder fold. Measuring down from the same corner along the side fold… Continue reading Rectangular Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 5

So, we have the pieces, let's put them together.First, take two of the sleeves pieces and sew along the top at the (6) measurement. You should end up with something that looks like the illustration on the left.Do this for the other two sleeve pieces as well.Sew the sleeves and gores together at the (4)… Continue reading Rectanguar Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 4

Now that we have our measurements we draw the pattern out. Make sure that you have used the formulas I have provided on the measurements sheet to add in any seam allowances before drawing the pattern out. Nothing says heartache like working so hard on putting a garment together and discovering it is approximately six… Continue reading Rectanguar Construction: A Tunic Pattern – Part 3

Sorry everyone. Due to my responsibility as the Chancellor for the Royal University of Meridies next weekend, I am not going to be able to get the next lesson online until after our Universitas event is over. I should be able to jump in with both feet after that. I look forward to continuing on… Continue reading Tunic class online on hold