Making a Supportive Kirtle Top: The Ultimate Historical Multi-Tasker!

Ever wonder what would happen if you took a historically-adequate, 15th century, bust-supportive, flat-fronted kirtle and turned it into a top you could wear for the 17th century, the 20th century, and up into today? As I was trying to figure out how to be comfortably supported while doing historical masculine wear, I came up with this idea and thought...hey, let's try it out! The result is this kirtle top, which is completely hand sewn using historically accurate techniques and supplies! I can wear it with a shift and petticoat for a historical look, or pair it with, well...anything in my closet for historybounding from the 1970's up into today! In this video, I walk you step by step how I make this top, from drafting the pattern into a wearable mockup and then into the final garment. This is a very easy, very quick project that, once drafted, could potentially be hand sewn in a weekend! Instant gratification at its best--and in an article of clothing that is going to be a multitasking staple of my forever wardrobe! Support this channel by buying me a coffee 🧡☕ : https://ko-fi.com/fantasticalfollies Resources: From La Cotte Simple: Straight-Front Kirtle Tutorial (What I used for this one): https://cottesimple.com/tutorials/straight-front-seam/ Curved-Front Kirtle Tutorial (What I used for the purple kirtle): https://cottesimple.com/tutorials/curved-front-seam/ The comparison page: https://cottesimple.com/articles/comparison/ Making a curved-front bust-supportive kirtle: