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RenFaire Wear Part 5 - patterns # 2589 and 2621        Tudor gown and underpinnings

7/23/2013

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These patterns are for the very serious Renaissance Faire attendee or could be used for people who work and perform there.
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I made these a couple years ago. I didn't take as many photos as I would today.  But, I do have photos to show the dressing order, which I can share.  Tomorrow I will show the photos I took while making the hood.

All the dress fabrics are actually home decor fabrics as is the corset.  The under sleeves, shift, farthingale and corset binding are all made of 100% linen.
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#1 put on the shift
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#3 then the farthingale (hoop skirt), pull the front under the busk at the front of the corset.
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#5 it's ties also goe under the busk. Tying it under the busk will keep it in place
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#7 The underskirt acts goes over the farthingale. You could put a petticoat between the farthingale and underskirt.
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#2 next the corset or "pair of bodies"
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#4 after that comes the bum roll.
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#6 Here's a side view.
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Here is the complete ensemble. The lower portion of the sleeves is tied to ribbons inside the main sleeve.
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Above is a portrait of Elizabeth I as a young girl. You can see this was the dress style of the time.
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This is Janna K.S. Reck from Greer, SC, one of the winners in the 2009 Simplicity pattern competition. She is about the same age Queen Elizabeth was in that portrait. Isn't she so sweet!
If you want to know more about clothing from this time just for fun or to make a costume that is more authentic, the best and most comprehensive website to visit is Elizabethan Costuming. It would take a year, at least, to read all the information there.  There are links to everywhere. It is really excellent. Actually, if I were going to make another gown like this, I would visit this site.  There are endless links to portraits to get ideas to make fabric choices.

And the best place to go for corset supplies is Farthingales.  They have everything you need.
6 Comments
Kayla
7/26/2014 06:11:16 pm

Hi, that's not actually a picture of Elizabeth I as a young girl. It's actually Catherine Parr, though I believe it used to be credited as being Lady Jane Grey. However, definitely not Elizabeth.

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Pat Moss link
3/4/2015 10:39:33 pm

Can you help me - I see that you have used the Simplicity patterns numbers 2621 and 2589 - they are now discontinueI am about to startt making the costumes for 'A Man for all Seasons' and I wonder if you have finished with your patterns can I buy them from you it would save me hours of work to make patterns - my 3 ladies are 34 and 36" busts (10 & 12)
many thanks - Pat Moss

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Mary Schnibben
5/29/2016 09:42:12 am

I, too, need the above patterns as my 'ex' threw them out (along with the bum roll and farthingale I'd already made!) last month while I was out of state for 2 weeks taking care of my uncle in FL. Since they've apparently been d/c'd, can someone help? - Mary Schnibben

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Andrea
6/2/2016 08:26:12 am

These patterns are now available at the Simplicity website Through their "Premium Patterns on Demand" program. Here is the link

http://www.simplicity.com/patterns/premium-print-on-demand/

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jenny
9/10/2016 10:04:53 am

the premium prints do not ship out of the US how does one get hold of this pattern when not located within the US

Lori Stevens
11/21/2016 11:44:52 am

Thank you so much for posting this!!! I was hunting for a long sleeve shift pattern to use with an over partlet which ties under the arms. I'm sort on money but I'm a self taught seamstress ... I've made Faire garb (including hats) for peasants, lower middle class, upper middle class merchants and nobility over the past 30 years. I found the Simplicity pattern 2621 on Etsy for far less than a pattern would cost at a fabric store. I also found a pattern for an over partlet in my sewing trunk (Period Patterns No. 56 - Late Tudor & Elizabethan Gowns - 1545 - 1610). If you're like me you have to dig out the old supplies every now and then to see what period patterns have collected over the decades. I use tissue paper to trace my period patterns ... I stitch right over it and it tears away so easily. This way I keep my period patterns pristine. Back in the 80's we used to draft our patterns from existing costume pieces onto newspaper. Having store bought period patterns is a luxury I'm still getting used to. This blog is now bookmarked and I will refer to this frequently. My daughter, who portrays Lady Mary de Vere (daughter of the 16th Earl of Oxford and an ancestor), found the French hood pattern irresistible and now wants to try her hand at making it ... with Mom's assistance. Thanks again for this wonderful blog !!!

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