The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500 - Tapa blanda

A comprehensive guide to making period clothes for re-enactment, living history or theatre. From establishing the date of your outfit, defining the wearer and selecting garments, to measurements, patterns, materials, and methods of construction, you can discover how to make braies, shirts and smocks, cotes, kirtles, doublets, hose, surcotes, cotehardies, gowns, overkirtles, cloaks, children's clothing, a variety of head-wear and accessories.

Sarah Thursfield is an experienced cutter and dressmaker with a special interest in medieval dress. She absorbed the basic sewing skills during childhood, later extending this grounding with a City & Guilds Institute course in fashion, where she gained a distinction. Her tailoring commissions include medieval and Tudor outfits for museums, garments for exhibitions, and many outfits for re-enactors.