Researching Early Period Costume by Nicolaa de Bracton of Leicester. This article was submitted to me by the author for inclusion in this set of files, called Stefan s Florilegium. While the author will likely give permission for this work to be reprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first or check for any permissions granted at the end of this file. You may still see vestiges of the era of straight line cutting in the folk dress of many Eastern European and Indian subcontinental countries.
Sleeves are straight-set.
There is no curved armscrye. Gussets may be added under the arms for ease in movement. To produce tightness, lacing and curved cuts were introduced, starting around the end of the eleventh century. Layering of items was frequently used. It is important to keep these principles in mind if you wish to produce a garment that wears and hangs like a period piece.