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Does anyone have a good suggestion for finding a pattern for a sixteenth cent. "buffcoat"? I believe I have a working pattern. It works for carpet, and I am about to lay aout a considerable amount of money for leather. before I cut anything, I would like to be sure.

also, does anybody have a really good picture of Jack Boots?

Eventually, nobody will be able to call me Captain Farby!

Captain Farby,

I believe buffcoats are a 17th century thing, not 16th. So are jacked boots. That being said, the era you are interested in is well documented by detailed illustrations of the period and supported by hardcore reenactment groups (English Civil War).

I suggest you research these groups online. They will probably have a "how-to" and even patterns for buffcoats. And I have recently come cross vendors that make jacked boots---though I can't remember where.

Failing that, find out which painters & artists were active during the period and research their works of art. Of course, having the century correct will help!

A gentleman, I use the term loosly , I work with made a pattern for a buff coat for ECW use. If I remeber correctly it was a rather easy pattern, but unfortunately his web page seems to be down. I'll get a hold of him today and post later about its status and hopefully a pattern.

Best Wishes-

Chris Last
Production Manager
GSM-Bristol
http://www.gsmbristol.org

While the buff coat is best known as an English Civil War garment, its origins lie in the sixteenth century buff jerkin. The material is the same, but the cut of the coat roughly matches contemporary cloth doublets.

Email me privately, I've collected three or four different patterns for them.