Court Women Fabrics to use
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2016 KCRF Costume Guidelines | page 20 Court Women Required costume pieces: chemise/shirt/smock bloomers hose or socks shoes farthingale (hoop) petticoat kirtle sleeves gown French hood (potentially another option) jewelry Optional pieces: partlet sash or girdle leather gloves pewter or sturdy glass cup or goblet pewter plate or bowl embroidered handkerchief decorated fan (not folded) Fabrics to use: High -quality wool or cotton. (London russet) High-quality, light weight wool. (worsted) High-quality cotton or wool - not modern- day broadcloth or quilting material. (broadcloth) Leather Silk High-quality satin like Duchess satin Damask or brocade Taffeta Velvet Very high-quality white linen for underthings, preferably with blackwork or Trims of velvet, jacquard, damask. If you think it might work, it is worth showing. Fabrics with metallic threads are reserved for the Kings and Queens of England and Nubia and potentially their children. Refer to the color chart on page 6 for colors. No prints or plaids or zippers. Specifics about certain pieces Your bust should be well supported, but discr All of your clothing should be perfectly tailored to your body and tidy. You will always want to be making the best and variety of fabrics outshone much of what we have today. Silks, satins, damask brocades, velvets and velveteens were Trims should be rich and opulent. Consider piping most seams in a matching color, non-metallic gold or black. Fastenings should mostly be lacings or hooks and eyes that are covered but you may also have buttons of metal, bone or fabric, metallic frogs or ties. You should not carry utensils and dishes for meals all day.
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2016 KCRF Costume Guidelines | page 20
Court WomenRequired costume pieces:chemise/shirt/smockbloomershose or socksshoes farthingale (hoop)petticoatkirtlesleevesgownFrench hood (potentially another option)jewelryOptional pieces:partletsash or girdleleather glovespewter or sturdy glass cup or gobletpewter plate or bowlembroidered handkerchiefdecorated fan (not folded)
Fabrics to use:High -quality wool or cotton. (London russet)
High-quality, light weight wool. (worsted)
High-quality cotton or wool - not modern-day broadcloth or quilting material. (broadcloth)
Leather
Silk
High-quality satin like Duchess satin
Damask or brocade
Ta�eta
Velvet
Very high-quality white linen for underthings, preferably with blackwork or
Trims of velvet, jacquard, damask. If you think it might work, it is worth showing.
Fabrics with metallic threads are reserved for the Kings and Queens of England and Nubia and potentially their children.
Refer to the color chart on page 6 for colors.
No prints or plaids or zippers.Specifics about certain pieces
Your bust should be well supported, but discr
All of your clothing should be perfectly tailored to your body and tidy. You will always want to be making the best
and variety of fabrics outshone much of what we have today. Silks, satins, damask brocades, velvets and velveteens were
Trims should be rich and opulent. Consider piping most seams in a matching color, non-metallic gold or black. Fastenings should mostly be lacings or hooks and eyes that are covered but you may also have buttons of metal, bone or fabric, metallic frogs or ties. You should not carry utensils and dishes for meals all day.
