So I'm building a new outfit for the next summer season. I want it to be a noble style outfit. Sort of for 15th century-ish equivalent. Doesn't need to be 100% accurate but the closer the better. I was looking for material today and I thought a few extra opinions would be useful.. so experts... how about these? The first two are for a doublet design.
This one is a green upholstery cloth but I liked the pattern on it... I don't want to do green, but I could live with it if nothing else.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m250/MysticCleric/Green_Upholstery_Cloth.jpg)
And this is the actual color I DO want to do the garb in... but this material seems to busy.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m250/MysticCleric/Blue_Cloth.jpg)
And this material maybe for loose/puffy-ish pants? I would say tights but... I'm not very comfortable with tight fitting pants.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m250/MysticCleric/IMAG0089.jpg)
ANd by the way this is for -male- garb.
I've seen fabric just like the green one in blue before. It was either at joanns or Hobby Lobby, I forget. The tight pants issue...is it a physical comfort thing or a modesty thing? if it is modesty you could do velvet tights with paned slops. Something like this:
(http://image89.webshots.com/173/9/69/21/2368969210025619629jmyzDB_ph.jpg)
Quote from: Bahlien on August 05, 2011, 07:36:27 PM
So I'm building a new outfit for the next summer season. I want it to be a noble style outfit. Sort of for 15th century-ish equivalent. Doesn't need to be 100% accurate but the closer the better. I was looking for material today and I thought a few extra opinions would be useful.. so experts... how about these? The first two are for a doublet design.
This one is a green upholstery cloth but I liked the pattern on it... I don't want to do green, but I could live with it if nothing else.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m250/MysticCleric/Green_Upholstery_Cloth.jpg)
This one is a cotton rayon blend, and its is pretty good for a 15th-16th century doublet. Can can break up the pattern with trim around the color, wings and piccadils. Its is way better than polester.
And this is the actual color I DO want to do the garb in... but this material seems to busy.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m250/MysticCleric/Blue_Cloth.jpg)
The one pictured above has a high polyester content and the pattern is more 18th century. The color blue is lovely, so if the heat issues from polyester don't bother you, you could still consider it.
And this material maybe for loose/puffy-ish pants? I would say tights but... I'm not very comfortable with tight fitting pants.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m250/MysticCleric/IMAG0089.jpg)
This looks like polyester suede cloth which would be like wearing a plastic garbage bag in the heat. I would suggest some long breeches or paned slops made out of one of the two green fabrics pictured above.
see pattern for pants here, Fanatasy Fashions paned slops and breeches (http://www.sewingcentral.com/images/pff04.jpg)
Thank you for the feed back ladies! As well as the info about the cloth. I did like the green material, and it is on sale. I will try and find a blue like it though.*crosses fingers* If not... I'll be getting a few yards of that green. But putting some thought to it, if I make a slotted sleeve doublet, I could live with that polyester blue.
As for the tights, hardly a modesty thing ::) Just a physical discomfort. I've worn that kind of material before, definitely not the best for a hot fair. The one I attend usually is often so.
I'll post over in the sewing section about finding a good pattern reccomendation.
Depending on your location, be sure to choose fabrics that will breathe, Meaning Natural fibers like Cottons, Linens, and Silks.
Fabrics with any percentage of Synthetics and Polyesters of 45% or more, will not work well in warmer climates because they keep in body heat. It would be like wearing a garbage bag when it is over 85 degrees out. Do check what the fabric is before purchasing.
Good advice. The CORF tends to average mid 70's to high 80's most weekends. But there are those days when it hits 90+. Which happened a number of days this year. I will make sure I'm getting cloth that I can be as comfortable as I possibly can.
On the opposite side of weather, what does everyone do about water-proofing their garb? If at all? My usual water proofing is simply a big wool cloak that has a layer of scots-guard sprayed on the inner/outter of it. But that is a big forest green monster. May not match up with with the new colors.. if I do in fact go with blue.
Water proofing cuts down on the breathability of the fabric so I don't. Any fabric that I use gets washed beforehand so water and subsequent washing won't hurt it.