So I finished the Tudor era shirt. It's made out of 5 squares really, just like any pre-industrial shirt, plus cuffs and collar. I felt like it needed something though. It's cotton even though that would probably not have been the case in actual Tudor times but I can't really fix that.. but I can fix the colour! So I did what I do with most things and dipped it in tea. It was a tea flavoured "berries and biscuits" so it smells nice as well. My fingers now hurt from all the hand sewing but it is totally worth it for the relative accuracy! And the child didn't mind wearing it, that's always a small victory.
Next up is the trousers and doublet.
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