1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle
Madder was a type of red-colored dye that was used in the Tudor time period. The pink blossom wool looked like it could be in a range of madder dyes from the time period so it was made into a Tudor Kirtle.
1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Back

Kirtle

Madder/pink wool kirtle with cotton twill lining, has synthetic cable tie bones in the boned bodiced, and laces up the sides. Front skirt is pleated and back skirt is cartridge pleated. Skirt is handsewn to bodice.

Pattern: Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcom-Davies, "The Tudor Tailor: Techniques and Patterns for Makihng Historically Accurate Period Clothing." Costume and Fashion Press, Hollywood 2006.


Cartridge Pleating Skirt to Bodice
1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Cartridge Pleating Skirt to Bodice
Eyelets
1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Eyelets and Lacing
Orange linen lining and pink wool bodice
1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Lining
Twill lining and boning in the twill channels
1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Lining 1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Boning
Pattern
1500s Reproduction Madder Tudor Kirtle Pattern


Started: October 2016