This is little more than a glorified bookmark, but I found a great blog listing all the known Tailor's pattern books from approximately 1550-1650. I don't want to lose it, so I'm putting it on my blog.
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My Buttons
After teaching at the recent Jamestown Clothing Conference, someone asked me for pictures of my buttons. I've posted about the researc...
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Due to our hot summers, I've made several linen doublets over the years, but was generally under the impression that wool and silk were ...
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Here are some things to get you started with button making for 1550-1650. I will mention that metal and glass buttons were also used, but h... -
There are a few basic / simple doublets in existence. Often we only see the elaborate examples that have been saved, so I was curious to se...
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