A boy's 15th century
mahoïtered-sleeve doublet

These are fitting pictures, the doublet isn't quite finished yet. I still need to add the cuffs and to make aiglets to tie the bottom to the breeches...

November 15 2004

Here's a picture taken at the event. I don't have close-ups because I hardly saw my son all day, he was having fun with some new friends !

This isn't a diary, just a few pictures in the making. The doublet was machine made because I was in a hurry and took about 5 hours to make. It took about an additional one hour and a half  to edge it with a blanket stitch in order to hide the machine's overstitch. The aiglets (points) were made the same way as the ones I've made for my florentine gown.

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June 26, 2005

Well I never thought that this doublet would still fit my son by now but it seams that he only got taller but yet, slimmer ! So it hardly fits but it could still do for two back-to-back up-comming events next month. I'm a bit tight on budget so if I can manage to stretch the wearability of my son's garb, at least for a month, it would be grand. So the problem is that the sleeves are now way too short and the collar isn't period. It didn't mather the last time since it as made for an event where most of the kids there were wearing some silly T-tunics over a pair of jeans but now, one of the up-comming reenactment events that I'll be attending is pretty serious on authenticity and, since my son will be playing with the big leagues, his garb needs to be accurate and flawless. He'll be a burgundian archer so I ordered him a nice helmet and a crossbow for his birthday. I'll need to make him another pair of joined hose (breeches) but this doublet will have to do for now. I'll just make him a better one in time for october's event. So here are the modifications I've made ; First of all, I took out the collar and re-designed the neckline so that it's a bit more accurate...

And then I decided to go with an opened-sleeve so that he can move more freely with his crossbow. The original seam was under the arm and now it's set on the back of the arm like it's supposed to. Only the small seam of the upper part remains under the arm, like the actual period exemples.

Before

After

Before

After

And here's how the new design looks like on him...

And the finished look with the whole Burgundian kit...