How is this done?

[LadyMeg]

So I'm gearing up for some lovely, understated noble clothing and I've got a few questions (don't I always).  Anyway.  I'm making a double in the vein of this picture.  I have a lovely printed cotton (not H/A, but that's alright with me), have some lovely left over bridal beaded lace stuff I snatched up when it was going to be tossed for a little partlet, almost done with my new corset (first of this period) and getting ready to start the doublet.  Now, I'm all set for the actual sewing of it, but what I'm looking at is the buttons and the way it buttons closed.  here is a larger version of the picture.  I'm not sure how to go about doing it.  So my question is: how is this done?  Or should I close it differently?  What other suggestions should I look into? 

Also, after last year at MiRF and how cold it got, what sort of sleeves would look good with a doublet?


THANKS so much in advance!!

[Genievea Brookstone]

Lady Meg there is a server error on the links to the photos.

[flidais]

What she said......  I can't open the pic.

But one way of doing buttons would be to sew your buttons on and then make little loops to fasten it.  I did that on a doublet recently.  I made a very thin bias tape from the fabric I made the doublet out of.  And sewed it in half to make little strips of fabric, then handsewed them onto the doublet opposite the buttons.  I imagine you could use a sturdy ribbon or thin braided trim or even cord.  Just sew your buttons on first so that when you are sewing the loops on, you can wrap the loop around the button to make sure it will pull the button tight enough.  I hope that kinda makes sense.  I'm not very good at explaining things.  If all else fails, sew the buttons on as "fakes".  And then sew hooks and eyes to the inside of the doublet for closure.

You could use just about any kind of sleeve to wear with a doublet. 

[gem]

It looks to me as if they've piped the edges and then used the piping for button loops.  You can see that where the buttons are, the edge isn't piped, and the piping goes around the button.  I think for that to work, you'd have to couch the piping on to the outside of the finished doublet, NOT sandwich flanged piping inside the seam.

Margo Anderson's Elizabethan Lady's Ensemble has a really good illustration of sleeve styles that would work.  On the old website you could link to it directly, but I can't with the new one, so click here and scroll down to where it says "Eight Sleeve Styles."

[LadyMeg]

Ah...  Ok, so I uploaded the pics to my photobucket account, so hopefully the work now?  fuzzy and the large one.

Thanks for that.  I thought it was piping but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how it was done.  So it's hand stitch, huh? 

[operafantomet]

Ah...  Ok, so I uploaded the pics to my photobucket account, so hopefully the work now?  fuzzy and the large one.

Thanks for that.  I thought it was piping but I couldn't for the life of me figure out how it was done.  So it's hand stitch, huh? 

Still not working, as it still links to the Costumersguide site. Could you link to your Photobucket site? Not your Photobucket account, but the individual links for the pictures?

[GirlChris]

Ah ha! The links should read as "www.costumersguide..." etc. You don't have the "www"

[operafantomet]

Ah ha! The links should read as "www.costumersguide..." etc. You don't have the "www"

Ah, that worked. Thank you!

I agree with Gem - it is the piping/trim that's used to "loop around" the buttons. But you could just as well use separate loops attached underneath, if you want to simplify it. Or as mentioned by others, hooks and eyes under mock buttons is also a good alternative.