[Bryn-gwlad] Cloaky Goodness (was Candlemas costume planning)

[Sunny Briscoe]

First, by "early period" what do you mean?  Also, are you looking at Italian
stuff?

Best  I can tell, for most women from about 1300 forward, if they wore any
sort of "cloak" (mantello) it was rectangular or semi circular.

I have been looking at coats to wear with my late 15th cent. Florentine
stuff, and the only women I can find that are wearing coats seem to be
wearing men's coats and nothing else (I am fairly sure that this is
something that Beatrice would be excited about).

I prefer a coat because it's got sleeves, and therefore more useful for me,
and while it's not accurate, will probably make a man's coat and wear it
along with some sort of back story to explain why.

Elisabetta


On 10/5/07, Samantha Smith <sasmith0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Along all these same lines...
>
> Like my usual foolish self, I have received a lovely new paycheck and am
> immediately thinking "FABRIC!"
>
> I am in particular thinking "You know, I've used my mother's Kinsale cloak
> enough at events. I ought to make my own! And it shall be pretty! And
> period! And wool and warm as toast! And incidentally I should buy seven
> colors of tropical weight wool just while I'm looking -- "
>
> To head that thought off at the pass, does anyone have a suggestion for a
> pattern and necessary yardage for an early period Western European cloak?
> Would just making a big circular or semicircular cloak do just fine? Am I
> overthinking this (I usually am)? Should I seriously just go and join one of
> the SCA sewing/costuming (sorry Eule, I know, it's not a costume, don't hurt
> me!) weblists?
>
> Sophie
>
>
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