[Ponte Alto] Men's Renaissance shirt

[David Chessler]

At 05:20 PM 11/8/2007, SSchu12345 at aol.com wrote:
>Does anyone have a good pattern, or know of any 
>Internet links, for a men's Italian Renaissance 
>shirt? (Possibly 15-16th century, but I am not 
>too obsessed about the time period.)  And if not 
>Italian Renn, then perhaps just a nobleman's shirt . . .


 From Baronness Belphoebe. The Elizabethan shirt 
is supposedly an easy pattern, but you'd have to 
modify it to be Italian. I used the pattern mostly as an inspiration


General 16th Century
http://www.houseffg.org/resources/Elizabethan_Shirt.pdf 
Mistress Grace Gamble’s instructions
for making an Elizabethan shirt. As published in 
“The Oak,” the Atlantian Arts and Sciences
magazine.
http://www.houseffg.org/belphoebe/ My own 
webpage, “Une Robe Magnifique” with lots more
links and information.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/jennifer/buttons/Basicfabricbuttons.htm 
Mistress
Dunstana Talana the Violet’s instructions for making stuffed buttons
http://www.employees.org/~cathy/ Kate’s Corner: 
Mistress Kate Maunsel’s website. Very good
articles, including how to make wrapped and stuffed buttons.
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/ Drea Leed’s mega-costuming page
http://www.extremecostuming.com/ Mistress Isobel 
Beddingfield’s page. Very good articles and
home of the Attack Laurel Academy.

http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/ Kass 
McGowen’s site. Patterns from a variety of cultures.
• http://www.tudortailor.com/ The Tudor Tailor: Patterns from the 16th Century
• http://www.margospatterns.com Margo Anderson’s Elizabethan patterns
>

a couple of others I've found
http://www.nachtanz.org/SReed/
http://www.swordworks.org/sca/clothing/shirt.html
also, check the renaissance tailor web site. I 
don't have a URL, but there is a shirt pattern

>I am trying to find a pattern that I can borrow 
>or that can be found on the web, as I have 
>limited funds and need to use what moneys I have 
>on material and notions.  I am also hoping to 
>find something soon as I would like to make it 
>for an upcoming SCA event.  Not too difficult, no?!
>
>Also the weather has turned cold and winter is 
>just around the corner.  Thus, I am looking for 
>some suggestions on material to use.  I am 
>hoping it to be warm, but not too itchy.  Is a 
>wool vs. wool blend an option if I am going for 
>period.  Any suggestions anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Sincerely,
>Gabriele DuBlanc
>
>(Sandra Schultz)
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