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14th Century Arming Coat Patterns?
Thorsteinn:
Constructing a Heavy-List Gambeson: Tips and Techniques
http://whitemountainarmoury.com/pdfs/armingCoat.pdf
Sir Rodney:
Wow Ian, I missed your threads here and on myArmoury! I really like the grand assiette sleeve construction.
My current rig started as a standard gambeson that I heavily modified over the years as I figured out proper body mechanics. I still wear a single layer “pourpoint” under the gambeson to get my legs to hang correctly and not ride up when raising my arms.
I like the idea of moving to a single garment made with proper materials and technique in order to save weight, heat, and arming time.
Ian:
--- Quote from: Lord Rodney on 2014-01-21, 04:39:02 ---Wow Ian, I missed your threads here and on myArmoury! I really like the grand assiette sleeve construction.
My current rig started as a standard gambeson that I heavily modified over the years as I figured out proper body mechanics. I still wear a single layer “pourpoint” under the gambeson to get my legs to hang correctly and not ride up when raising my arms.
I like the idea of moving to a single garment made with proper materials and technique in order to save weight, heat, and arming time.
--- End quote ---
Thanks Scott! Not only do I like the CdB pourpoint because it's more historical, but the switch to just one garment versus two is so much more comfortable and less encumbering. It makes a huge difference in how good you feel in harness to shed those unnecessary layers.
Sir Rodney:
I finally buckled down and ordered the pourpoint of Charles de Blois pattern book from “Tailoress” Tasha Kelly and her wonderful La cotte simple web site.
Now I just have to wait for the mailman to deliver!
scott2978:
I'm currently making a CdB with Tasha's pattern, and so far it's fairly easy. The initial steps of making a mock garment from muslin is a great idea. You might want to brush up on your tailoring jargon, I had to figure out what a "selvage" was for instance, but none of it is especially hard. Sewing all the parts together by hand is the worst of it, the patterns and instructions make it really easy.
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