Readers;
Since "Jacobite Attire" has often been on this(&other sites, one of which begins with "X")I thought to pass along a'' how to'' to make a 'real one', not an "Errol McFlynn" sort, with the huge collar, two feet of shoelace, 06 inches of cuff, and just long enough to cover your navel. The site below;
www.marquise.de/en/1700/howto/macnner/18hemd.sh
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Note there are NO cuff buttons; these are an 19th Century innovation, 'cuff links' were either two shank buttons soldered with a 'joint' added, or sewn with a thread shaft or shop made, with a similar construction, but different shapes and decorations. The reason for sleeve links is economic & mfg. related. Hand cast buttons cost a bit of money, & 4 buttons could fit any number of shirts, espc. when you can make your own from cow horn, or an edge of your kindling wood, for free. For the Army/ "Y" number of shirts only need cuff button holes; not "Y" number plus the "X" cents; 2 buttons per shirt. Cuffs are very narrow- because they were first 'tapes'(linnen ribbons) used to encase the raw edge of the shirt sleeve. The collar closes with at least 02 button(some have 04!) and holes or loops. Yes, that is a hassel to fasten, but cutting button holes only dates from the appx.16th century. It was considered a waste to cut holes in EXPENSIVE fabrick. And buttons with 2 (or +) holes dates to the 1300's.
Whoops, my soabox is giving my feet splinters. Let me close this, & thoes who wish the 'goods & bits' of a "Real Jacobite Shirt" contact me via the private method. I have made, worn & won awards for these sorts of shirts for decades, and can offer sources for ALL the data above.
Thus I am: The
Kilted Tailor
Since "Jacobite Attire" has often been on this(&other sites, one of which begins with "X")I thought to pass along a'' how to'' to make a 'real one', not an "Errol McFlynn" sort, with the huge collar, two feet of shoelace, 06 inches of cuff, and just long enough to cover your navel. The site below;
www.marquise.de/en/1700/howto/macnner/18hemd.sh
m
Note there are NO cuff buttons; these are an 19th Century innovation, 'cuff links' were either two shank buttons soldered with a 'joint' added, or sewn with a thread shaft or shop made, with a similar construction, but different shapes and decorations. The reason for sleeve links is economic & mfg. related. Hand cast buttons cost a bit of money, & 4 buttons could fit any number of shirts, espc. when you can make your own from cow horn, or an edge of your kindling wood, for free. For the Army/ "Y" number of shirts only need cuff button holes; not "Y" number plus the "X" cents; 2 buttons per shirt. Cuffs are very narrow- because they were first 'tapes'(linnen ribbons) used to encase the raw edge of the shirt sleeve. The collar closes with at least 02 button(some have 04!) and holes or loops. Yes, that is a hassel to fasten, but cutting button holes only dates from the appx.16th century. It was considered a waste to cut holes in EXPENSIVE fabrick. And buttons with 2 (or +) holes dates to the 1300's.
Whoops, my soabox is giving my feet splinters. Let me close this, & thoes who wish the 'goods & bits' of a "Real Jacobite Shirt" contact me via the private method. I have made, worn & won awards for these sorts of shirts for decades, and can offer sources for ALL the data above.
Thus I am: The
Kilted Tailor
