outer wear Archives - Clothing the Low Countries

A huik (heuk, heuke, hoik or hoyke), the Netherlandish duck-billed cloak

by Karinne | Apr 23, 2014 | Historical Sew Fortnightly 2014, Karinne's Completed Projects, Research | 7 |

HSF Challenge #7: Tops and Toes The huik (also spelt heuk, heuke, hoik or hoyke) is a cloak-like garment with a distinctive “duck-bill” which appears in the artistic and written records of the Netherlands from around 1520,...

Transition era wrap gown – HSF#3 Pink

by Karinne | Feb 24, 2014 | Historical Sew Fortnightly 2014, Karinne's Completed Projects | 0 |

Every year at Rowany Festival I have the same problem on day 2 – I want something I can throw on quickly to go about camp to get coffee and make breakfast. Often I don’t want to be fussed with lacings or tight...

A gollar

by Karinne | Mar 10, 2012 | Projects | 0 |

The engravings of Lucas van Leyden contain a number of women wearing gollars over their square-necked dresses. All these gollars vary in style and decoration, however they all exhibit commons trait, they are square cut, sit...

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A huik (heuk, heuke, hoik or hoyke), the Netherlandish duck-billed cloak

Transition era wrap gown – HSF#3 Pink

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A huik (heuk, heuke, hoik or hoyke), the Netherlandish duck-billed cloak

Transition era wrap gown – HSF#3 Pink

A gollar

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