The Queen's Servants: gentlewomen's dress at the accession of Henry VIII - REVISED 2ND EDITION farthingale The kirtle has a square

The kirtle has a square neckline at the front and scoop at the back

The clothes demonstrate a transition in English style between the flowing lines of the late medieval period and those toward the end of the reign of Henry VIII

Linen canvas is used to interline and stiffen the bodies (or bodice)

Jane Popincourt was a Frenchwoman in the service of Henry VII

The Queen's Servants: gentlewomen's dress at the accession of Henry VIII - REVISED 2ND EDITION farthingale The kirtle has a squareWritten by Caroline Johnson; edited by Jane Malcolm Davies and Ninya Mikhaila 56 pages full colour pages Patterns for smocks, early Tudor kirtles, early Tudor gowns and headwear (round bonnet & frontlet, pointed bonnet & frontlet) with variations and comprehensive step by step making instructions Over 25 historical illustrations Detailed line drawings and illustrations by Michael Perry Photographs showing finished reconstructed garments worn by real