005D Elizabethan Comfort Gown Digital Download

  THIS PATTERN IS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. Perfect for the years 1560-1600, our Comfort Pattern ensemble is based on the kirtle and gown from Janet Arnold's Patterns Of Fashion. The lines suggest that the garments were suitable for pregnancy, but the style was worn by women of all ages and classes, in varying materials. Comfort Kirtle Comfort Gown The Kirtle is an A-line, semi-fitted underdress, with detachable laced sleeves. It fastens in the back with laces, and has separate two-part curved sleeves that lace into the armholes. The hem is stiffened to support the skirts. The front panel of the kirtle can be decorated, or cut in a richer fabric than the rest of the garment. While the kirtle would properly have been worn over a smock, and often a corset, such as the ones in our Underpinnings package, it is not strictly necessary to do so, and the pattern give suggestions on the most suitable choices of modern undergarments. The Gown is a semi-fitted coat, with short shaped puffed "mahoite