I love this book. As someone who is a plus size as well as liking to be accurate not just to use a commercial patterns I love this book! I happen to be in the SCA (that's a non-profit historical educational organization focusing on mainly 8th century to the death of Queen Elizabeth I) as well as a Arts and Sciences Champion. I have the Janet Arnold books, but this and the Tudor Tailor books are my favorites. The headdresses alone are worth buying the book (except for the horned headdress made with fabric not the metal mire actually used) are great. I have had many complements on things I have made based on this book. I do wish every garment had at least one headdress from the same period/place, but that's just a quibble. There are historical construction techniques I learned from this book that NO ONE ever told or showed me. I find the directions as simplified as you can get for things made differently than me make modern clothes. There are things I have never successfully made, and I found out it was because the construction order is different for had sewing (I cant do because of a disability) that I can now do with my sewing machine. Fabric recommendations are spot on. Not much on jewelry, but that happens to be really hard (I just wrote a 15 page paper on cuts and gemstones that we can document) even for me and I was a Applied Arts/Silversmithing minor in college. This is very focused on Europe, and I do wish a similar thing was available on Italian Garments, but this is so in depth and concise I do not feel it is lacking....just really focused. Excellent directions, diagrams, and I have not found an error yet, but I have not made everything in the 2 years I have had this book. I have not yet found a male willing ot let me try to make something for them, but I cannot foresee a problem as the women's items are so well done. This may not have everything, but it seems to be a good base to make you own variations. Who needs a paper pattern when you can make your own! Most things in period are based on squared shapes because is the most effecient way to use the handwoven cloth If oyu have ever woven enough cloth for garments you will understand the the obsessive need to not waste ANYTHING! As well that they have not developed the theories of movement we expect in modern clothing ..or if you need to move easily then you are not important/rich/powerful enough to need to do so. In any case I could make a Henrican/Elizabethan dress with all undergarments, corset, and farthinggale but I could never make a tunic that fit. I have narrow shoulders, a 40DD bust and 56in hips and this book let me make one that actually is period cut and looks good, with a veil of correct style, and I am not good at figuring out headgear.
In short, this is my favorite costuming book, and its accurate too!
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