Swabian Gown - Dress Diary

I felt in love with a Swabian gown after seeing them at Myra's website http://www.myra.hem.nu/costume/


Ursula Greckin, ca 1500

Barbara Wespach ca. 1500

See Grizel's bead pages for more beaded sleeves and dresses: http://old.medievalbeads.com/

This dress is going to involve lots of embroidery. I just love the asymetric style of the one embroidered sleeve (and - it's less work to do one sleeve than two :-) )

Progress so far:

Started with the embroidery: Beads, silk velvet oak leaves and gold thread.

The gown itself will be made after the pattern of the "Master of the housebook" or Nuremberg dress.

Example:

Young Girl and Old Man, ca. 1475-80

This pattern also has the "grande assiette sleeves" which I always wanted to try for a female dress (my husband has one and will get another one soon ;-) )

Two Card Players, 1480

see http://www.heatherspages.net/Nuremberg%20dress/artwork/nuremberg%20artwork.htm for more examples

Way to go!!!