The rust dress is made from a McCalls fancy dress pattern not a costume pattern. It had a zipper up the back and a false front
lacing. I drafted out the back zipper and made it one back piece, and made the front lacing functional with metal boning along
each row of eyelets.
The Picture above is my Italian Renaissance dress, circa 1540. I mostly drafted the pattern myself with assistance from the
"Italian Renaissance Gown Construction" website at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2294/renbk/rendressbook.html.
I cartridge pleated the skirt since that seams to be one of the primary methods used as seen in paintings of that time period.
The Picture above the recreation Of Empress Isabella of Portugal's dress by Titian. The patterns for the dress came from
many sources and drafted. I won the Arts and Sciences competition at Midwinters with this entrant. :) The Costume
below is the one made for my husband from McCalls 2248. I didnt make any adaptions as it was my first time making a male's
costume.
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An early 16th century spanish dress. |
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1500's Spanish dress, sorry for picture quality and angle. |
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This is from Simplicity 9761 and is an example of my other favourite costume era, early Victorian. |
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Me doing some tablet weaving on an oseberg loom. |
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Working on silk banners! |
And this is me! My name is Natasha and I am married with three lovely child..er cats. I have made most of
the garb on this site for my participation in the SCA (www.sca.org), a historical recreation group. My SCA persona is Senora Catalina de Gata, a 16th century Spanish lady. I also enjoy making
clothing from other periods as well as fantasy. I am also involved in Rapier within the SCA, a 16th century swordfighting
style. To contact me about my garb or the SCA, please email gatanoz@gmail.com
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