Linen Damask Elizabethan bodies
I’ve completed my most recent pair of bodies. I’m delighted to report my client says they fit like a dream. Extra mock-ups were made to adapt this fully boned pattern to the individualites of...
Category: Linen Damask bodies
Linen pair of bodies!
We tried on the final version of the pair of bodies and the third time was a charm. Fully boned bodies or stays often take more than one mock-up to tweak the pattern for...
Linen damask for bodies and whipstitching
Here is a quick preview of a lovely new pair of bodies I’m making for a client. It is in a linen damask. The pattern matching was very finicky. I verified that they weave...
Linen arrived today!
It was very exciting to have 50+ yards of linen arrive at my doorstep today. It topped my excitment over the 20 yards of coutil showing up last week. I’m finding that my fabric...
Effigy bodies inspired design
I am working on a great project mimicking the design of the elizabethan effigy bodies as shown in the book -The Tudor Tailor. The final pair of bodies will be made of 2 layers...
