Kit for Elizabethan needlework - A Schole House for the Needle facismile book, silk thread & white linen slashing The skirt is unlined and

The skirt is unlined and finished at the hem with a wool facing (see fifth photo)

Pattern for a Henrician man's short gown

The linen lined black woollen broadcloth sleeves are separate and designed to be pinned to the kirtle at the shoulder

farthingale sleeves start to make an appearance in the household accounts and personal correspondence of ordinary gentlewomen

The fashion for them moved rapidly through society

Kit for Elizabethan needlework - A Schole House for the Needle facismile book, silk thread & white linen slashing The skirt is unlined andTudor Tailor exclusive! Everything you need to try your hand at Tudor embroidery! Kit contains: A Schole House for the Needle: 17th century embroidery & lacemaking facsimile book Silk thread (available in red, blue or black or choose all three) 18in (48cm) square of white linen Information sheet with historic background and basic stitches A Schole House for the Needle is a facsimile of a 1632 original book now in the private collection of Elizabeth