Ties
Ties are easy to make. In not positive they were period in SCA clothing, maybe in some but this is a requested and non A & S judged project. Grommets are a no no. But they are useful for the quicker fun projects as well. My friend wanted a Tudor dress which comes in several pieces. I even did a little research on the style she liked. This time I'm deciding to make ties for the sides of the bodice instead of closing sides and opening the back. Anyway for ties, all you have to do is use the same material from the main cloth your using. Cut long strips first with maybe a width of 1 inch. Go ahead and on one end tie a regular shoelace bow. This is your check to see how long will be needed. Undo and measure. Mine came out to 16 inches and will be cutting 5 of them at that many inches. On the bodice I went ahead also and measured out where they are going on all sides. Total of 10 on left and 10 on the right. That's 20 in total. White chalk all your measures and cut. Chalk your ...