sew_through_time | making a 1490s Italian renaissance overdress or cioppa @sewthroughtime | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
In this video, I make a cioppa or overdress for my Italian renaissance 1490s gown and wear it walking around Venice. This project was just for fun so that I could prance around Venice wearing a renaissance gown but I still wanted the shape of the gown to be accurate. I talk a bit about my relationship with historical accuracy and how that can sometimes become a trap for creativity.
For my pattern, I use my general renaissance kirtle pattern and draw the shapes I need on top of that. My basic kirtle pattern is made based on the example in the Tudor tailor.
amazon.com/Tudor-Tailor-Reconstructing-Sixteenth-Century-Dress/dp/0896762556
In last weeks video, I made the underdress or kirtle to go with this
youtube.com/watch?v=SDkeEdvoNSo
In this video, I make a cioppa or overdress for my Italian renaissance 1490s gown and wear it walking around Venice. This project was just for fun so that I could prance around Venice wearing a renaissance gown but I still wanted the shape of the gown to be accurate. I talk a bit about my relationship with historical accuracy and how that can sometimes become a trap for creativity.
For my pattern, I use my general renaissance kirtle pattern and draw the shapes I need on top of that. My basic kirtle pattern is made based on the example in the Tudor tailor.
amazon.com/Tudor-Tailor-Reconstructing-Sixteenth-Century-Dress/dp/0896762556
In last weeks video, I made the underdress or kirtle to go with this
youtube.com/watch?v=SDkeEdvoNSo
