Back in 2007 I decided to make a gown that would have been worn by a well-to-do woman in the Low Countries, a prosperous merchant’s wife or woman of the gentry. I perused the images of women depicted in triptychs of the...
Read MoreMy friend Mathilde is living in the Middle East for a while, so decided to start a large embroidery project for the quiet times. She’s chosen to recreate the headgear from this portrait of a Dutch woman from the late...
Read MoreWhile trawling the internet looking for ways to make a waffenrock for my partner I came across Holly Stockley’s research site on renaissance clothing from the Low Countries. I love how she has analysed dress styles from...
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