
Apologies for the poor scan. I don't have time to sort out what's going on with the scanner.
The outfit is a basic 14th century style over tunic. It is normally worn over a plainly cut shirt, pourpoint, and hose. We will be making it out of heavy royal blue linen, with a small pall wavy (the Carolingian wavy Y) appliquéed in yellow linen on the left breast.
I think it has a plain round neck in front and a V neck in back. We will be providing yellow T-shirts to wear underneath that will serve to cover the opening in the back of the neck where the pourpont normally shows. If you have your own shirts or pourpoints, feel free to wear them.
Folks will have to supply their own hose. These can be blue, yellow, or black tights, although if you have 14th c. hose, please wear it. You will need your own belts and unobtrusive flat shoes. If you have turnshoes, please wear them. As a last resort, you can always use those cotton china flats for shoes. While unobtrusive, these have major disadvantages: no arch support and "negative traction" if you step in anything wet. If you can, dark canvas deck shoes may be a good option. If you've got a leather slipper, that would be okay too. There is something called an "aqua shoe" around, a form-fitting slipper-like thingie with high traction sole for walking around in water.
Women should pull their hair back and do their best to look like "youths." I have thought of making hats to cover long hair, but it isn't appropriate for servants to wear hats, particularly indoors. Even if you have extremely long hair, let's try just pulling it back into a pony tail (?).
The following shows a rough outline of the pattern. There may be back
and front center gores, but for this project I think we will skip them.
They are difficult to get in cleanly and will take more fabric. A
rough guide on measurements:
width of center panel = 1/2 chest measurement + 2"
length = back of neck to knee, + 3" for blousing + 1" for hem
the cloth we are using is 56" wide, 3 1/4 yards should be sufficient.
The sleeves are set-in, with a moderate armhole. Leave a small opening
at the wrist & close it with a hook and eye.
The neckline is round in front and V-shaped in the back.
The neck should be faced with scrap fabric, turned under and tacked
at the seams and at the center back point.