Finished garment - Madder red kirtle women The sleeve shaping is achieved

The sleeve shaping is achieved with the insertion of hand-stitched gussets at the elbow

Man's mid-century Tudor style jacket made for The Typical Tudor book and suitable for a middling or gentle man from the 1540 to the 1570s

Cotton or linen thread

The kirtle is made from silk damask with silver metallic thread and lined with black linen

and similar to ermine

Finished garment - Madder red kirtle women The sleeve shaping is achievedFinished garment Tudor Tailor exclusive Tudor style kirtle made for The Typical Tudor book and suitable for a lower or middle class woman throughout the sixteenth century. Made of 'madder red' Tudor Tailor 2 2 twill, the upper bodies are interlined with linen canvas and the garment is lined throughout with unbleached linen. The bodies feature hand stitched eyelets for fastening at the front with a linen lace finished with handmade brass aiglets. Worn