The Elizabethan Lady's Wardrobe
MA002


Attributed to Hans Eworth, Elizabeth I., 1569 (Detail)

The Elizabethan Lady's Wardrobe is a carefully researched, exhaustively documented pattern set. It comprises an underskirt, six skirt types, four types of bodice and eight styles of sleeves -- not including the included variations like shoulder rolls, wings, and three styles of tabs! This means, without even counting trim designs or changes in material, you can assemble 960 variations from this pattern package alone!

The manual for the Elizabethan Lady's Wardrobe is 142 pages of high-quality instruction, expertly rendered technical illustrations to make every operation and every technique clear and easy. Of course, this includes appendices, sizing, measuring, and layout charts, trim suggestions and a bibliography. Each pattern package comes with extensive instructions and documentation -- including detailed discussion of extant specimens, how they were made and worn, materials and techniques of the period, and the modern equivalents you can use to achieve the closest possible results.

All Sizes included US 2-30 (Bust 80-140 cm = 32-56").

MA002     EURO 44.90

The Elizabethan Wardrobe pattern includes:

Historic Costume Patterns offers a free tutorial to adapt this pattern to Lower Class use. So, if you purchase this set, you won't have to buy another pattern for Lower Class depictions as well!

A Gallery of stunning customer photos is here.


British School, Lady Helena Snakeborg?, 1569


Lucas de Heere, A group of english ladies, 1570-75


Unknown Lady (ca.1560)

Elizabethan Lady's Underpinnings
MA001    EURO 34.50
Elizabethan Accessories
MA003    EURO 24.50
Elizabeth I. Collier
each    EURO 47.00
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