Wombat's Stitchery - Midwinter 2006

Bronzino's Lady in Green - Links

Some links I found while working on this dress:

• The Realm of Venus
  http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/
  Many pictures, specifically focussed on Venice, but many things apply to other parts of Italy.
  section on making camicias: http://www.renaissancewoman.net/realmofvenus/seamstress/camiciahowto.htm

• Festive Attyre
  Florentine portraits 1525 – 1550: http://www.festiveattyre.com/research/secondflor/portfolio.html
  A Florentine dress diary : http://www.festiveattyre.com/research/diary/diary.html
  The Zen of Spiral Lacing: http://www.festiveattyre.com/research/lacing/lacing.html

• The Renaissance Tailor
  http://www.vertetsable.com/
  Not necessarily Italian, but very helpful for techniques – check out the demos section : http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_main.htm

• Italian Renaissance Gown Construction
  http://homepages.wmich.edu/~rowen/renbk/rendressbook.html
  Simple directions for making your own Italian Renaissance gown, including directions for making the puffy-top sleeves! (I don't agree with them about the boning, though)

• Wikimedia Commons
  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Italian_Renaissance_painters
  Some really good scans of paintings.

• Recreating History
  The chemise: http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/beginners/chemise.html
  Another easy pattern for the chemise or camicia