The Plan
Okay, so here's the sketch. I may go back and swap the colors for actual fabric scans, but this is pretty close. The kirtle is a medium weight peachy-orange cotton. There's nothing particularly spectacular about it. The front opening will close with hooks and eyes, and the guards will be easy-to-deal-with green fulled wool. The skirt will be cartridge pleated to the bodice, with either a gathered petticoat or a rope-hoop farthingale underneath. I'll try it with petticoats first since there are several old gathered skirts lying around with nothing to do. I may have to add some lacing holes to the corset to keep the petticoat up. The doublet will be the same white cotton velveteen that I used for my tailor doublet, though I don't plan to pink it. Tabs at the waist and shoulders, narrow sleeves, nothing real wild. The doublet will eventually close with thread-wrapped buttons, but I may put more mundane ones on to start with. The hat will be more of the green wool, with a good stiff brim. One of the nice things about this outfit is that, even though it's three layers, it's all front closing so she will be able to get in and out unassisted.
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