We’re being ambitious today, and attempting to recreate a summer working class kirtle from the June illumination from Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry – painted between 1412 and 1416. This is a fun handsewing project made from a cottonlinen blend, and is fantastic for medieval adventures in summer weather.

Materials used:
CottonLinen – 3 yards ~ fabricfabric.com
Linen Thread 80/3 weight ~ burnleyandtrowbridge.com
Silk thread devereyarns.co.uk
Cotton Crochet Thread ~ hobbylobby.com

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The Kings Carpet – Deskant
The Goths – Bonnie Grace
A Celtic Blessing – Bonnie Grace
Tudor – Bonnie Grace
Knight’s Templar – Adriel Fair
The Norman Kings – Bonnie Grace

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Chapters:
00:00 Project Intro background on the inspiration
00:57 Drafting the kirtle doing the scary thing
03:25 Construction begins cutting out the pieces
05:03 Stitching seams, gores, and felling
08:24 Stitching part 2 front facing for security
10:57 The Eyelet Saga marking & sewing 27 eyelets (plus a little roadtrip)
13:35 Lacing research & braiding
14:53 Sleeves not quite so scary after all
16:53 Hemming trimming and felling
17:47 Sleeves part 2 the actual assembly
18:59 Reveal & Wrapup the shiny thing is complete, yay!