Making a *thrifty* medieval dress (15th century kirtle on the cheap)

Using historical garment construction methods, thrifted fabric, and natural dyes, I make a medieval 15th-century linen work dress! The research I did for this project relied heavily on information that's been collected and generously shared online through various SCA-related websites. Links below. 00:00 Intro 1:20 Inspiration 2:07 History rant 4:50 "Gothic" art? 6:17 Methodology 7:04 Construction 12:29 Botanical Dye 14:30 Dressing up like manuscript art - Historical Hair 16:30 PHOTO SHOOT 17:51 Closing thoughts ft prancing in dress I'm an amateur sewist and amateur historian, so nothing presented here is an expert opinion. Kind feedback and corrections are welcome and appreciated. ---Further Reading & Links--- Diagrams of extant medieval garments http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html A pattern of the Moy bog gown by Kass Mcgann https://reconstructinghistory.com/product/rh313-medieval-irish-moy-gown/ ----Dye Notes---- For anyone interested, here is my dye process. -Washed with normal detergent -Scoured with washing soda and a drop of dish soap for ~4 hrs -Mordanted with staghorn sumac leaves (fairly low %WOF, steeped for ~6 hours), rinsed and dried -Washed with detergent -Mordanted with alum -2 hr hot onion skin dye bath (skins of ~40 brown onions) -Rinsed and dried -Final wash with detergent after 3 days to sit ---Notes, Corrections, Clarifications --- -Though the term is lifted from medieval texts, 'cotehardie' probably did not actually mean