Tudor peasant

This was a surprisingly difficult challenge considering the fact that I love yellow! Originally, I did have a yellow UFO that I was saving for this challenge but I decided it was a wadder. I had so many Elizabethan projects to do before the end of the faire that I didn't think I'd have any time to do anything. But then the weekend before faire, I decided that I needed a new petticoat since I turned my last one into a bodied petticoat. So I scurried off to Jo-Anns for some linen. Originally…

The kirtle was a garment that supported the bust and created the correct silhouette for the period. It was worn over the petticoat, and from the 1540s onwards, over the farthingale. It seems that the kirtle bodice was stiffened in some way, usually with buckram. This was a stiffened linen which may have had additional stiffening consisting of some kind of “boning”.

Tudor and Elizabethan Fashions - Tom Tierney

Nicely done Middle Class attire.

Typical 17th century peasant clothing, as interpreted by historical reenactor.

One of the challenges in the HSF I found the most interesting was the nr 5 Peasants and Pioneres back in Mars. Since I’m obviosly a “princess” when it comes to historical costumin…