Sewing a Medieval Kirtle – Recreating 15th Century Artwork

We’re being ambitious today, and attempting to recreate a summer working class kirtle from the June illumination from Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry – painted between 1412 and 1416. This is a fun handsewing project made from a cotton-linen blend, and is fantastic for medieval adventures in summer weather. Materials used: Cotton-Linen – 3 yards ~ fabric-fabric.com Linen Thread 80/3 weight ~ burnleyandtrowbridge.com Silk thread - devereyarns.co.uk Cotton Crochet Thread ~ hobbylobby.com Morgan Donner Kirtle Tutorial: https://youtu.be/yED06QFK2Q4 Morgan Donner Fingerloop Tutorial: https://youtu.be/GQpEcGfv-rY Image used: https://www.digitalmedievalist.com/2017/06/01/tres-riches-heures-page-for-june/ For behind the scenes, geekery and tea, find me on Instagram @the_halfling_seamstress Business inquiries: halflingseamstress@gmail.com Music from Epidemic Sound: The Kings Carpet – Deskant The Goths – Bonnie Grace A Celtic Blessing – Bonnie Grace Tudor – Bonnie Grace Knight’s Templar – Adriel Fair The Norman Kings – Bonnie Grace Want to try Epidemic Sound? Get a 30 day free trial using my referral link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/lhsg25/ Chapters: 00:00 Project Intro - background on the inspiration 00:57 Drafting the kirtle - doing the scary thing 03:25 Construction begins - cutting out the pieces 05:03 Stitching - seams, gores, and felling 08:24 Stitching part 2 - front facing for security 10:57 The Eyelet Saga - marking & sewing 27 eyelets (plus a little road