Sissy 017

Mom's 16th c kirtle with hand sewn neckline and eyelets for lacing. I made this in blue cotton for two reasons; I live in Atlantia (SCA) and the cotton was a cheap fabric I had lying around that I wouldn't cry if I messed up horribly with it. The second reason was the overwhelmingly bigger reason for making this out of cotton first. I wanted to see if the kirtle would fit her and if she liked it. I really didn't want to waste perfectly good linen on a "test" dress but I did want something that she could wear if she did like it.