Pattern for Elizabethan lady's bodies with variations, nowadays called a corset chocolate_brown Made of tawny woollen 2/2

Made of tawny woollen 2/2 twill fabric lined with linen

London (NPG 668)

• Over 300 illustrations in colour and black and white

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Pattern for Elizabethan lady's bodies with variations, nowadays called a corset chocolate_brown Made of tawny woollen 2/2Made exclusively by The Tudor Tailor Sewing pattern for three styles of Tudor Elizabethan bodies (later called 'stays', the precursor of the corset), appropriate for 16th and early 17th century impressions. With full instructions for choosing materials, sizing and constructing garments perfect for reenactors. Highly researched and based on documentary descriptions, extant examples and paintings, including Queen Elizabeth I's effigy bodies. See the