After seeing some awesome fancy trimmed doublets at the Ren Fest, I promised to make one for a friend of mine.
![]() Some three years later, I finally got around to making it. I had some green cotton velveteen that I'd gotten for half price, and of the velvet colors I had available, that one worked best for my friend. I started with the sleeves, since they would be a challenge in themselves. ![]() The sleeve pattern was adapted from Simplicity 9531, as shown in the pink dress on the pattern envelope. ![]() It was an opportunity to play with sewing edging trim into seams, which I'd never done before, as well as sewing trim onto fabric before sewing the fabric together, also a new thing for me. The straight lines offered by the sleeves for these tasks seemed a good way to practice for the trickier bits to come on the doublet itself. Each sleeve was lined with black polyester lining fabric. I spent a good two weeks over Christmas and New Years working on this project, which included laying out LOTS of trim on the front of the doublet, and designing a way to lace up the sides to allow for grow and shrink room. The front and back pictures shown here are before I had attached the collar. ![]() ![]() I didn't quite finish in time for Twelfth Night, though. At Twelfth Night four years later, however, the doublet was finally worn! ![]() |