Elizabethan Chemise

[Raelyn Fey]

While my dress this year isn't period accurate, it's greatly influenced by the Tudor/Elizabethan era. I'm looking to get an Elizabethan style shift/chemise for it since that is what my home faire plays off of. Does anyone here make them to sell or know where I can purchase one? I don't need extra embroidery or anything too fancy. Also I know there are a couple different styles with collars, but I can't seem to get good pictures of the courtiers at faire to get a good view of them. Any help would be appreciated!

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

Lady Kathleen of Olmsted, a member on this Foum, is a professional seamstress who does beautiful work.  I have 2 of hr noble chemis s, and my husband has one.  Thy are exquisite.  You can send her a message on the Forum for more info.

[Raelyn Fey]

Thank you!

[isabelladangelo]

Have you considered making one?  They aren't difficult and are a great beginner's project if you don't know how to sew yet.

[Raelyn Fey]

Do you have any patterns I can look up and fabric suggestions?

I found this one too which is really pretty and simple Chemise

[isabelladangelo]

There is the pattern in Pattern's of fashion should you choose to self draft.  It's basically two trapezoids, a rectangle for the neck, two rectangles for the sleeves, and small rectangles for the cuffs.  There are also the squares for the underarm gussets. 

For more there was a discussion on smock patterns a few years ago that is still very relevant.   

[Raelyn Fey]

I think I have my terminology wrong. What I'm looking for is like the chemise in the link I posted in my last reply. Not the square neckline type. It's not a partlet though because that goes over the square neck line chemise. I'm looking for a blouse that has the poofy sleeves and collared neckline as a whole. I should do a little more research before I make a topic.

Like this

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

I think I have my terminology wrong. What I'm looking for is like the chemise in the link I posted in my last reply. Not the square neckline type. It's not a partlet though because that goes over the square neck line chemise. I'm looking for a blouse that has the poofy sleeves and collared neckline as a whole. I should do a little more research before I make a topic.

Like this

This is exactly the kind of chemises that Lady Kathleen made for me.

[isabelladangelo]

It's a high necked smock.  The pattern for it is in Patterns of Fashion (first link I sent) and I believe there was one in the thread I posted as well. 

[Raelyn Fey]

Awesome, thank you!