photo of Grayhill Farm, reconstructed early 17th century farm

Clothes of the Common People In Elizabethan and Early Stuart England

Volume 1: The Evidence and Construction Techniques

Contents:

Chapter Title Page
Introduction 3
Preface 5
Part 1 The Evidence
1 Pictures 12
2 Words 16
3 Material Remains 20
4 Period Terminology 26
Part 2 Construction Techniques
5 Clothing Construction Methods 31
6 The Stitches 35
7 Garment Construction 48
Appendices
Appendix 1 Pattern Making 61
Appendix 2 Corpus Guide 65
Appendix 3 Short Glossary 66

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