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My
Sewing: Headwear That I've made For Me
Headpieces - Circlets
- Hoods - Veils & Wimples - Barbettes & fillets - Coifs
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Headpieces
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 Red
silk templers with pewter coronet
Country of Origin: England,
France
Time period: late 14th-15th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Dark red, silver
Fabric: Silk
Construction Materials: Metal, fabric, false hair, gemstones
Metal: Pewter
Details of Gemstones & Pearls: Garnets, freshwater pearls
(sm & large)
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Quilting cotton
Made by: Rosalie using pre-bought coronet
Documentation: Isabeau de Baviere
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Circlets & fillets
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 Brass
and gilded circlet set with precious gems
Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: Leather
Construction Material: Brass, garnets, freshwater pearls, gold-plated
roses
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with gold roses set with
fresh water pearls evenly spaced among clusters of flowers made from
settings with freshwater pearls and garnet centres. Lined with leather.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation 14th century artifact. Manuscripts, Bohemia etc |
Silver circlet
set with precious gems
Country of Origin: England
France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: felt
Construction Material: Brass, freshwater pearls, silver roses,
small silver 5-lobed flowers.
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with
. Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: 14th century artifact. Limbourgh Brothers, 15th century.
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 Brass
and gilded circlet set with precious gems
Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: felt
Construction Material: Brass, garnets, freshwater pearls,
gold-plated roses
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with
. Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation 14th century artifact. Manuscripts, Bohemia etc
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Brass and
gilded circlet set with precious gems
Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: cotton
Construction Material: Brass, garnets, pearls, roses cups
and silver flowers.
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with
. Lined with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: c1340. The foolish Virgins. Klosterneuburg Gospels.
Schaffhausen, City Library. Gen 8, folio 161r.
photo shows circlet unfinished
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Brass circlet
set with flowers and garnets
Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: Cotton
Construction Material: Brass, garnets, silver flowers
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with silver flowers set
with garnets in the centre on brass pins. Lined
with cotton narrow ware tape.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: 14th century artifact. Manuscripts, Bohemia
etc
photo shows circlet unfinished
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Brass and
circlet set with roses
Country of Origin: England France Europe
Time period: 14th century
Basic Style of Headwear: Circlet/Coronet
Outer Colour/colours: Gold
Lining Fabric: felt
Construction Material: Brass, roses
Metal: Brass for main circlet
Construction: Solid brass circlet with brass roses. Lined
with felt.
Made by: Rosalie Gilbert
Documentation: 1325 Thetford Abbey, England. Altar frontal.
photo shows circlet unfinished.
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 Green
patterned silk circlet with pearls
Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: silver-green
Outer Fabric: patterned silk
Lining Colour: black
Lining Fabric: wool felt
Decorative features: garnet beads, freshwater pearls of 2 sizes
forming an oval pattern. Freshwater pearls individually stitched at
the top and along the crown.
Construction method: Hand constructed and hand stitched.
Documentation: 1250 Cathedral of St Catherine and Maurice
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 Scarlet
silk fillet with pearl roses
Country of Garment: England
& Europe
Time Period: 13-15th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: Scarlet
Outer Fabric: 100% Dupion silk
Decorative features: roses made with petals of pearls stitched
at intervals around the entire circlet
Construction method: Hand stitched with scarlet silk thread
onto a woven band.
Documentation: Detail of the Foolish Virgins. Klosterneuburg
Gospels, ca. 1340. Schaffenhausen, City Library Gen 8, folio 161r. |
 Cream
felt and pearl fillet
Country of Garment: England/Europe
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: Cream
Outer Fabric: Wool felt
Lining Colour: Cream
Lining Fabric: Wool felt
Decorative features: Freshwater pearls sewn in a cross formation,
Gold metal woven braid stitched at the bottom with freshwater pearls
hand stitched into each segment.
Construction method: Hand constructed and hand stitched.
Documentation: 1250 Cathedral of St Catherine and Maurice Germany |
Hoods - Silk
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Gold and white
silk hood
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Gold
Outer Fabric: Silk
Lining Colour: White
Lining Fabric: Silk
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: Silk embroidery- two lines and a line
of scallops, gold plated brass roses on points. long tippet.
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Based
on existing hood patterns.
Documentation: Embroidery from the Romance of Alexander,
France, 14th century
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Blue and white
daggued silk hood
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with rectangular daggues
Outer Colour: Peacock blue
Outer Fabric: Silk
Lining Colour: Off white
Lining Fabric: Silk
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: Silk embroidery- 2 sets of two lines
above the daggues. Silk embroidery around the daggue edges.
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Based
on existing hood patterns.
Documentation: 14th century, worn on a woman. Bohun Psalter
folio 44r.
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Hoods - Wool
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Wine wool
hood
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Wine
Outer Fabric: wool
Lining Colour: Off white
Lining Fabric: linen
Closures: none
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Shoulder
gores. Based on existing hood patterns. Embroidery in progress based
on French manuscript pattern.
Documentation: 14th century France
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Mauve striped
wool hood with buttons
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Mauve grey
Outer Fabric: Striped herringbone wool
Lining Colour: Off white
Lining Fabric: Herringbone Wool
Closures: Wool buttons, hand made.
Decorative features: none
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Shoulder
gores. Based on existing hood patterns. hand made buttons.
Documentation: Coronation of Clarette, 14th century,
French
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 Tan
wool hood
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Brown
Outer Fabric: Wool
Lining Colour: none
Lining Fabric: n/a
Closures: none
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Based
on existing hood patterns. Hood has long cowl as seen in early 14th
century manuscripts.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: Bohun Psalter, 14th century, England |
Red wool hood
with tippet and daggues
Country of Garment: England,
France, Europe
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with long tippet
Outer Colour: Scarlet red
Outer Fabric: Wool
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: two lines of linen embroidery. Daggues
around the bottom.
Construction method: Hand stitched with quilting thread.
Documentation: Basic pattern based on Bockstern-style pattern.
Daggues as seen in Lancelot, France, 1344.and the Museum of London
Finds book.
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Brown wool
hood with cream wool lining
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Brown
Outer Fabric: Wool
Lining Colour: Off white
Lining Fabric: Herringbone Wool
Closures: buttons
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Shoulder
gores. Based on existing hood patterns from the Museum of London
Clothing and Textile finds book. Hand made buttons.
Documentaton: 14th century, Coronation of Clarette,
France. Luttrell Psalter, England
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Brown wool
hood with long cowl
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood
Outer Colour: Brown
Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Lining Colour: Pale pink
Lining Fabric: 100% Linen
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: none
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Based
on existing hood patterns with a front gore.
Documentation: Bohun Psalter, England
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 Cornflower
blue wool hood
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period:
14th century
Type of Garment: Hood
Outer Colour: Blue
Outer Fabric: 100%
wool
Lining Colour:
Pale blue
Lining Fabric: 100%
Linen
Closures:
Buttons
Decorative features: none
Construction method:
Hand stitched with silk thread. Based on manuscript styles of the
early 14th century. Hand made buttons down the front and hand stitched
buttonholes.
Documentation: Ormesby
Psalter folio 62v ,England |
Veils & Wimples
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 Silk
veil and wimple set with pearls
silk veil with pearls
silk wimple
Country of Origin: Bohemia
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: Cream
Fabric: 100% Silk georgette
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Silk thread. Real
pearls sewn at the edge.
Details of construction: Hand-stitched oval veil with rolled
hem.
Documentation: 14th century, Bohemia, Virgin and Child |
White silk
frilled veil & fillet
Country of Origin: Germany
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Frilled Veil
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Silk dupion
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Silk thread.
Details of construction: Hand-stitched rectangular veil
with 1cm frills down the long sides.
Size:
Documentation: Frau von Oettingen, 1358 Germany, Kirchheim
am Ries
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White linen
Bohun Psalter Z-frill veil
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Coif
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem. Two
rows of frills in a Z pattern.
Documentation: Bohun Psalter, 14th century. England
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Unbleached
wool wimple set
unbleached wool semi-circular veil
unbleached wool rectangular wimple
Country of Origin: England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: Unbleached
Fabric: 100% fine wool
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: 100% linen thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: 1390, St Elizabeth Clothes the Poor and Tends
the Sick
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White linen
wimple set - medium linen - set 1
white linen semi-circular veil
white linen rectangular wimple
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: 100% linen thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Statue, 14th century
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White linen
wimple set - medium linen - set 2
white linen semi-circular veil
white linen rectangular wimple
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: 100% linen thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation:
St Elizabeth Clothing The Poor, 1390.
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White linen
wimple set - extra fine linen
white linen semi-circular veil
white linen rectangular wimple
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% extra fine linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: 100% linen thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation:
St Elizabeth Clothing The Poor, 1390.
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Unbleached
natural linen wimple set
unbleached
natural small oval veil
unbleached
natural linen wimple
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: Unbleached/natural
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation:
St Elizabeth Clothing The Poor, 1390.
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Stone linen
wimple set
stone linen small oval veil
stone linen wimple
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil and wimple set
Colour: Stone
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation: St Elizabeth Clothing The Poor, 1390.
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Large rectangular
white linen head wrap
73cm x 150cm
Country of Origin: England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil/headwrap
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% pure linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Long, large rectangular veil. Hand
stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation: 1370-1427 Gentile de Fabriano.
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Silk-linen
blend head wrap
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil
Colour: Natural
Fabric: Silk and linen blend
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Rectangular veil. Hand stitched
with rolled hem.
Documentation: 1348 Romance of the Rose. Paris, folio
93r.
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White silk
Italian-style veil with pearls
Country of Origin:
Italy
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Veil
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Silk georgette
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Silk thread,
pearls
Details of construction: Hand-stitched rectangular veil
with pearls stitched in rows.
Size:
Documentation: France, Lombardy
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Barbettes & Fillets
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Silk barbette
& frilled fillet
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: 13th - 14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: White
Outer Fabric: Dupion silk
Decorative features: fillet has a silk frill along the upper
of the fillet
Construction method: Hand stitched with white silk thread.
Documentaton:
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Frilled linen
barbette & fillet
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: 13th-14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet with frills
Outer Colour: White
Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: Hand stitched with white linen thread.
Documentaton: Manesse Codex, Germany. 14th century
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Linen barbette
& fillet
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: 13th-14th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: White
Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: Hand stitched with white linen thread.
Documentaton: Taymouth Hours. GB 1325. Folio 058r.
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Silk fillet
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: 10-15th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: White
Outer Fabric: Dupion silk
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: Hand stitched with white silk thread.
Documentaton:
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Linen fillet
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: 10-15th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: White
Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Decorative features: no decoration or embroidery.
Construction method: Hand stitched with white silk thread.
Documentaton:
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Woven fillet
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: 12-15th century
Type of Garment: Fillet
Outer Colour: Cream
Outer Fabric: Cotton
Decorative features: No decorative features
Construction method: Hand constructed and fell hand stitched
bought webbing.
Bought from: Webbing bought from Spotlight.
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Coifs & Birgitta's Caps
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St Birgirta's
style coif
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Coif
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: white linen thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem. Two
halves joined with decorative lacework along the centre seam. Long
ties loop in a circle to secure the cap.
Documentation:
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White Linen
coif
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Coif
Colour: White
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation:
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Natural white
wool coif
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Coif
Colour: Unbleached white
Fabric: 100% wool
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation:
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Pale grey
Linen coif 1
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Coif
Colour: Pale grey
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation: 14th century
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Pale grey
Linen coif 2
Country of Origin:
England
Time period: 14th century
Style of Headwear: Coif
Colour: Pale grey
Fabric: 100% Linen
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Cotton quilting
thread
Details of construction: Hand stitched with rolled hem.
Documentation: 14th century
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Garlands
Used
for photography & special events
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Garland of
cornflowers
Country of Origin:
All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland of cornflowers
Colour: Blue
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire
based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base.
Flowers glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century
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Garland of
roses
Country of Origin:
All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: dark pink
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire
based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base.
Flowers glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century
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Garland of
white flowers
Country of Origin:
All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour:
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire
based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base.
Flowers glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century
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Garland of
ivy and berries
Country of Origin:
All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Green and red
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire
based circlet with artificial fir tree and ivy leaves sewn and glued
onto the base. Holly berries are glued and stitched into place with
cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century
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Garland of
rosebuds
Country of Origin:
All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Pale pink and green
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Wire
based circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base.
Pale pink rosebud flowers are glued and stitched into place with
cotton upholstery thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century.
Will possible revamp this to be less
fluffy.
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Garland of
red roses
Country of Origin:
All countries
Time period: 13th-15th century
Style of Headwear: Garland
Colour: Red
Fabric: 100% artificial
Details of Embroidery, Thread, Trim etc: Artificial.
Details of construction: Felt
circlet with artificial leaves sewn and glued onto the base. Velvet
red roses are glued and stitched into place with cotton upholstery
thread.
Documentation: 13th-14th century
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Headwear
& Hoods I've made for me
that I don't have anymore
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Black wool
buttoned hood
Country of Garment: England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with rounded small tippet
Outer Colour: black
Outer Fabric: Wool
Lining Colour: white
Lining Fabric: linen
Closures: pewter buttons reproductions from the Abbey
Museum of Art and Archaeology
Decorative features: none
Construction method: Hand stitched with quilting thread.
Based on existing hood patterns with shoulder gore. Buttonholes
are hand stitched
Documentation: Luttrell Psalter 1345, England. Month
of February, Duk du Berry Book of Hours 1402, France.
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Silver silk
hood with embroidery
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with embroidery
Outer Colour: Silver
Outer Fabric: 100% Silk
Lining Colour: Cornflower blue
Lining Fabric: 100% Silk
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: Silk embroidery- two lines and a line
of scallops
Construction method: Hand stitched with silk thread. Based
on existing hood patterns.
Documentation: Embroidery from the Romance of Alexander,
France, 14th century
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Olive wool
hood with embroidery
Country of Garment:
England, France
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Olive
Outer Fabric: Wool
Lining Colour: Off white
Lining Fabric: linen
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: Silk embroidery- 3 lines and a line
of scallops around the bottom and 2 lines around the face, garnet
beads on the scallop points..
Construction method: Hand stitched with quilting thread.
Based on existing hood patterns.
Documentation: Romance of the Rose, 14th century
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Pink wool
hood with embroidery
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Pink
Outer Fabric: Wool
Lining Colour: White
Lining Fabric: linen
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: Wool embroidery- 2 sets of lines and
a line of scallops around the bottom.
Construction method: Hand stitched with quilting thread.
Based on existing hood patterns.
Documentation Romance of Alexander, 14th century.
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Pumpkin wool
open hood
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Garment: Open hood with tippet
Outer Colour: Pumpkin
Outer Fabric: 100% pure new Australian wool
Lining Colour: none
Lining Fabric: none
Closures: none
Construction method: Hand stitched with quilting thread.
Based on existing hood patterns.
Documentation: Francais 164 folio 96 Samson et Dalila
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Red wool hood
Country of Garment:
England
Time Period: Late 14th century
Type of Garment: Hood with long tippet
Outer Colour: Scarlet red
Outer Fabric: 100% Rough Pure New Australian Wool
Inner fabric: 100% cream linen
Closures: No closures
Decorative features: two lines of brown wool stitching aound
the bottom added since photo was taken.
Construction method: Hand stitched with quilting thread.
Based on bockstern-style pattern.
Documentation: Romance of Alexander, France, 14th
century.
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Black leather
hood
Country of Garment:
England
Type of Garment: Hood
Outer Colour: Black
Outer Fabric: Leather/suede
Lining Fabric: None
Closures: None
Decorative features: none
Construction method: Shoulder gore, hand stitched with black
linen waxed thread with overlapping seams.
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