A 15th Century Princess Gown Part II || Historical Sewing

The second part in my video diary series on reconstructing a 15th century gown from a portrait.

-References to archaeological findings are sourced from ‘Textiles and Clothing 1150 - 1450’ and ‘Dress Accessories 1150 - 1450’ from the Museum of London (see below for full citations).

MATERIAL SOURCES:
-Wool: A&K Fabrics, NYC. 9 yards
-Orange silk lining: Bazar Fabrics, NYC. 2 yards
-Green under sleeves: Bazar Fabrics, NYC. 1 yard
-Cast buttons: Toho Shoji, NYC. 16 pieces
-Trimming: M&J Trimming, NYC. 1.5 yards
-Clasps: Daytona Trimming, NYC. 4 pairs
-Linen thread: Burnley & Trowbridge [https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/...]
-Silk thread: Sil Thread, NYC
-Embroidery floss: Daytona Trimming, NYC
-Aglets (35 mm): Pimp Your Garb, Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/listing/47312815...]. 4 pieces

USEFUL REFERENCES
-Crowfoot, Elisabeth; Pritchard, Frances; Staniland, Kay. Textiles and Clothing 1150-1450. Museum of London. https://museumoflondonshop.co.uk/coll...
-Egan, Geoff and Pritchard, Frances. Dress Accessories 1150 - 1450. Museum of London. https://museumoflondonshop.co.uk/coll...
-Nørlund, Poul. Buried Norsemen at Herjolsfnes: an Archaeological and Historical Study. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/boo...

IMAGE CREDIT
1. “Saint George Slaying the Dragon” by Jost Haller. Unterlinden Museum. Digital image from Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
2. “Le Livre des faiz monseigneur saint Loys, composé à la requête du « cardinal de Bourbon et de la duchesse de Bourbonnois”. Detail from a manuscript, c. 1401-1500. BnF Gallica. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv...

Additional cinematography and finished gown photographs by Hana DeHart

MUSIC
Intro: Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Background: Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
End bit: “Yonder Hill and Dale” by Aaron Kenny

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