1570s Round-topped Hat
A blocked felt hat, suitable for late 16th century middle class style. My friend Owen had given me a brown…
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16th century Embroidered Leather Hat
A late 16thc century man’s hat of felt covered in embroidered leather.. My Hat Prize for Canterbury Faire 2021 was…
1570s Pleated Hat – Remodel
I was very pleased with this 16-pleat Elizabethan hat when I first made it in, but 10 years of wear…
16th century English Woman’s Coif
A simple English late 16th century linen coif and forehead cloth, worn by women and girls across the classes. Many…
1560s Charcoal Wool Doublet & Venetians
An upper class man’s suit in charcoal coloured wool, from the late 16th century – and my first serious attempt…
Elizabethan Embroidered Gloves
A set of embroidered cuffs for a pair of gloves, made in Elizabethan style. These were made as a royal…
1560s Black Striped Doublet and Trunkhose
A noble man’s court suit from the 1560s, with fashionable horizontal stripes. It had been some time since I’d made…
1560s Elizabethan Leather Jerkin
A man’s 16th century jerkin, in slashed and pinked leather, based on an extant example in the Museum of London.…
Elizabethan Glove Favour
A single glove with embroidered cuff, made in the style of the late Elizabethan gloves. I made this for my…
1560s Red Silk Doublet and Trunkhose
An Elizabethan noble man’s outfit from the 1560s, in red silk with black passementerie braid. In the early years of…
Elizabethan Goldwork Bookcover
A bookcover worked in gold, silk and pearls on red velvet, in the style of the late 16th century. Embroidered…
1580s English Blackwork Coif
I made this cap as my second ever Blackwork project, many decades ago. At the time I made this, I…