Mistress Mairghead de Chesholme

My Apprentice: Jack Banyard
Apprenticed to: Magdalena vander Meere
Est res suendi

General Stuff

  • Jacks Laurel Coat

    • Other tailoring and Costuming sites

  • Kirtles with a Waistseam Interesting page analyzing kirtles with gathered or otherwise separated panels for skirting.
  • Burgundian Gowns Excellent collection of period depictions of Burgundian garb
  • Burgundian Documentation

    • Handouts and Classes

  • Cotehardie Handout
  • A Basic Tunic
  • Defensive Design Elements of Doublets
  • Magic Neckline Trick Pt 1
  • Magic Neckline Trick Pt 2
  • Embroidered Buttons Handout for how to embroider wooden beads to make buttons.
  • Hosen Class
  • Houppelande Patterning How to pattern a houppelande.
  • Lilies Shop Flyer 2009 Overview of very basic Roman garb.
  • Middle Eastern Handout Addendum Insert to main Middle Easter Garb handout.
  • Patterning by Draping Class handout for my draping class.
  • Simple Collars Generic Collar pattern and embroidery designs. Should print out full size for immediate use.
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 1 Part 1 of 8, Tent Class by Maggie. Please do not use address listed for correspondence.
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 2 Part 2 of 8
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 3 Pt 3 of 8
  • Maggie's Tent Handout Pt 4 Pt 4 of 8
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 5 Pt 5 of 8
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 6 Pt 6 of 8
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 7 Pt 7 of 8
  • Maggie's Tent Class Pt 8 Pt 8 of 8
  • Women's Doublets Class Class handout for Draping Women's Doublets. Companion to Draping Class handout.
  • Women's Cotehardies and Kirtles Class handout on layering for women's high middle ages.
  • Basic Medieval Braes and Hose
  • Basic Medieval Braes and Hose

    • Manuscripts and art

  • Alphonso X Book of Games
  • Maciejowski Bilble French Bible created around 1250 AD. Excellent costuming resource!
  • V & A Museum Photostream
  • The Life of King Edward the Confessor
  • Kristina Psalter This hymn-book belonged to Kristina, the daughter of Norway's King Håkon Håkonson, who married the Spanish Infante in 1258.

    • Documentations

  • 16th Century Knitted Flat Cap Documentation for my knitted flat cap entry.
  • Kuhlmaul Documentation for a pair of German shoes.
  • Middle Eastern Bibliography
  • Tibyani Nafi Kaftan Documentation Pt 1 Pt 1 of 2, Documentation for Queen's Prize
  • Tibyani Nafi Kaftan Pt 2 Pt 2 of 2