28.4.14

17th Century Jacket cont.

The back is finished.  The dimensions are very close to matching the original source in  Seventeenth-Century Women’s Dress Patterns: Book 1.  When I restarted, I added the border to the top and bottom, and change the pattern ground to the gold.

I've finished the right front piece and am working on the left now.  I am also trying to devise an outfit to accompany it.  I have no idea how the knit jackets were worn in the 17th century - there is much speculation.  Maybe a linen shirt trimmed with bobbin-lace and a plain skirt?

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