Monday, September 27, 2010

14 th century sideless surcoat



 

I have always loved this fabric blue satin with black velvet fleur de lys powdered on it! The other side in black velvet.
The fabric was  a wonderful birthday present given to me by a dear friend many years ago and in memory of her I have saved every little scarp of the fabric, and used it in a variety of projects

This style of surcoat can be found in several manuscripts from the period including the Codex Manesse   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Manesse ( 1304-1340)




 It is a simple to make yet very elegant style and comfortable as well.


These beautiful photographs were taken by  the talented Wendy Spicer at our farm.