How To Make Renaissance SHOULDER Ruffs The ( Mostly ) Accurate Way

Описание: The process is tedious, but the result is great!
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Most of these techniques were used by not just the Italians during the Renaissance, but in Elizabethan England as well as many other countries in Europe. Ruffs were an essential part of historical fashion during the 16th century, and in Renaissance Venice, they took an interesting form in that of the shoulder ruff. But exactly how were they made? What methods were used for starching and forming the traditional figure 8 shapes we know of from Italian Renaissance portraits and prints? Here's how I did it. While making lots of faces. And the results are totally worth it!

Check out the physical act of heating and setting ruffs with an iron here in the live I did:    • Live Event : Set A Ruff With Me And Chat  

And more resources for starching, setting, and making ruffs: https://www.guildofsaintgeorge.com/ru...

00:00 How Did People Make Ruffs?
00:16 Drawing a Thread For Marking
02:04 Fell Stitching The Two Strips
02:38 Roll Hemming The Linen Strips
03:19 Two Running Stitches For Gathering
04:02 Sewing The Ruffles To The Band
04:43 How To Make Starch For A Ruff
05:09 Applying Starch To The Ruff
06:06 Forming The Basic Shapes And Drying
06:57 Basting The Renaissance Ruff To The Sleeve
07:55 Trying The Shoulder Ruff On