Category: 16th Century Ruff

Ruff Process: Starching and Setting

Oct 30, 2020

30th October 2020

Ruff Process: Making a Ruff Setting Iron

I collaborated with a blacksmith in Hereford to make a replica ruff setting iron as seen in Janet Arnold’s Patterns…

29th October 2020

Ruff Process: Sewing the Collar

Oct 28, 2020

28th October 2020

Ruff Process: Gathering

As you can see in the image above, on the original ruff the linen was gathered into tiny 3mm pleats…

28th October 2020

Ruff Process: Hemming

The original garment was made from eight uneven sections of linen whip-stitched together into one long length. With over five…

28th October 2020

Ruff Process: Scaling up the Pattern

Following on from the replica 16th century corset I made in 4th year, I decided this term to make an…

28th October 2020

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