This channel is an absolute godsend. There's so little content on TH-cam about the 17th century and I love how this speaks of the daily lives of these people.
When I was young, in the 1950’s the term “linens” referred to underwear and bed sheets (kept in the “linen closet”), even though they were all cotton. Back when cotton was super expensive, linen was the most comfortable cloth to have next to your skin, protecting it from scratchy wool. Men’s hats disappeared in the 1960’s and now, half a century later, I am zapping skin cancers off their scalps. Yup, hats were for health!
Hi William, thank you and we're happy that you've been enjoying the channel. JYF is extremely fortunate to have very talented staff; the clothing items featured in the video were all made in house. The doublets, breeches and falling band collars were made by our tailors in our historic clothing department. On the other hand Brian made his own Irish stockings and the knitted undershirt featured at 11:14 and 11:55 was knitted by a historic interpreter. In addition to our own historic clothiers, Chris and Samantha, who have been featured in videos, we are fortunate to have leatherworkers, blacksmith and a skilled armor maker (check out his video on the making of mail armor). For potential vendors to purchase 16th century items from, check out the likes of -- Westmoore Pottery or Henderson's Redware, Darkwood Armory or Todd's Workshop.
Check out The Tudor Tailor; Reconstructing 16th Century Dress by Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies. On pages 58-60 they cover men’s hose with a hose pattern on page 60. That hose pattern can be altered by cutting it off at the knee as a stocking pattern. Recommended material would be a course undyed wool. Historically it may have been a frieze or kersey.
I love your videos and having watched many, I wonder why the cuirasses are allowed to rust. This isn’t a passive aggressive indictment just a curious question.
Do you have a particular video and timestamp in mind? Our armors will have various finishes. Some are burnished and these will need to be cleaned and burnished regularly to prevent corrosion, others are painted black to prevent corrosion. Many other sets of our armor are browned. A browned finish was achieved through a controlled surface oxidation and this browned finish prevented corrosion. What you may have noticed are browned set of armor.
This channel is an absolute godsend. There's so little content on TH-cam about the 17th century and I love how this speaks of the daily lives of these people.
Excellent series! John Smith’s Equipment List truly is a godsend for historians.
Fascinating. A minimal amount of clothes that were multifunctional Good sun and bug protection also.
I found the channel recently and been going through the videos and I am really liking what I'm seeing.
Awesome, thank you!
Nicely done.
When I was young, in the 1950’s the term “linens” referred to underwear and bed sheets (kept in the “linen closet”), even though they were all cotton. Back when cotton was super expensive, linen was the most comfortable cloth to have next to your skin, protecting it from scratchy wool. Men’s hats disappeared in the 1960’s and now, half a century later, I am zapping skin cancers off their scalps. Yup, hats were for health!
I've been loving this channel, do you have any sites that you recommend to buy some 16thbcentury items
Hi William, thank you and we're happy that you've been enjoying the channel.
JYF is extremely fortunate to have very talented staff; the clothing items featured in the video were all made in house. The doublets, breeches and falling band collars were made by our tailors in our historic clothing department. On the other hand Brian made his own Irish stockings and the knitted undershirt featured at 11:14 and 11:55 was knitted by a historic interpreter.
In addition to our own historic clothiers, Chris and Samantha, who have been featured in videos, we are fortunate to have leatherworkers, blacksmith and a skilled armor maker (check out his video on the making of mail armor).
For potential vendors to purchase 16th century items from, check out the likes of -- Westmoore Pottery or Henderson's Redware, Darkwood Armory or Todd's Workshop.
Where do I get more information on Irish Stockings? Patterns, recommended materials?
Check out The Tudor Tailor; Reconstructing 16th Century Dress by Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies. On pages 58-60 they cover men’s hose with a hose pattern on page 60. That hose pattern can be altered by cutting it off at the knee as a stocking pattern. Recommended material would be a course undyed wool. Historically it may have been a frieze or kersey.
@@JYFMuseums, very cool! I'll be defiantly looking into that!
I love your videos and having watched many, I wonder why the cuirasses are allowed to rust. This isn’t a passive aggressive indictment just a curious question.
Do you have a particular video and timestamp in mind? Our armors will have various finishes. Some are burnished and these will need to be cleaned and burnished regularly to prevent corrosion, others are painted black to prevent corrosion. Many other sets of our armor are browned. A browned finish was achieved through a controlled surface oxidation and this browned finish prevented corrosion. What you may have noticed are browned set of armor.
@@JYFMuseums It definitely must be the browning. Thank you for clearing that up for me!
Had a question about irish stockings from 630 on this video what type of material and material weight in oz per yard are these made of??
The Irish stockings are made from a woolen frize; heavy and coarse cloth, about the weight of woolens used for blankets.
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