If you are interested in trying to create your own pattern I have started teaching a "How To" patterning class for the Grande Assiette Sleeve and have posted the notes to my blog. http://clothingthepast.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/71/ There's not much on my blog yet, but I'm working on adding material....

I can make wool chausses, and joined hosen. The ones that HE makes are machine sewn, where as the ones I make are completely hand sewn. Please PM for details.
Here are a pair of joined hosen I did for my lord.
http://i.imgur.com/0UUAA.jpg

I would recommend taking a look at Woven into the Earth http://www.amazon.com/Woven-into-Earth-Textile-Greenland/dp/8772889357 and Medieval Garments Reconstructed http://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Garments-Reconstructed-Clothing-Patterns/dp/8779342981/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b. The author does an excellent ...

James B. wrote:Scalamandre fabric makes wool velvet (pile and backing are wool) and it shows up on Ebay often. It is sold for furniture use.

Good to know, thanks for the resource. Now I'm considering the possibility of making cushions before Pennsic...

As previously mentioned velvet refers to the weave, in the case of many velvets the ground is made from a different fiber than the pile (the plushy part.) In the case of cotton velvet both the ground and pile are typically cotton, but silk velvet usually has a rayon ground with a silk pile. While I ...

Since this doesn't seem to be limited to just US living history sites, and while it is not quite living history, it is still a very cool project. I was able to visit it a few years ago, and was very impressed. I like going to back to the website every 6 months or so to follow the progress of the pro...

One thing to think about when fitting all garments is that you should be wearing the clothing underneath for the fitting that will be worn under the garment normally. So if this is for a gambeson, then will you be wearing an under armour shirt, or something similar, these are very tight fitting, or ...