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    Brian,

    If you have a photo of yourself in just shirt sleeves I'm sure a number of members of XMTS would be interested to see exactly what a true Jaobite Era shirt really looks like

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    Brian,

    If you have a photo of yourself in just shirt sleeves I'm sure a number of members of XMTS would be interested to see exactly what a true Jaobite Era shirt really looks like

    Cheers

    Jamie
    Here's one, though not that clear: a poor highland "humbly" who can't afford any weapons and has been issued a half-pike!
    The shirt appears white but is actually a tan, unbleached linen. Wool shirts were also common, and poor lads like this would layer shirts for warmth (not being able to afford tailored jackets and such). Knotted neckerchiefs are mentioned in period (17th C.) sources.
    The shirt does NOT have lacing, and buttons at the throat. Shirts of the period can have falling or band collars, and are an item that did not change much (or at all) during the Jacobite era.



    Note the simple leather "cuarans" or highland moccasins....
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    Thanks Brian.

    One more question though

    How do the cuffs attach?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    Thanks Brian.

    One more question though

    How do the cuffs attach?

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    The cuffs can button like a modern shirt, or have simple "flattened dumb-bell" shaped "cuff links" of pewter or lead....
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    Would buttons cut from a section of antler be OK?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozark Ridge Rider View Post
    Would buttons cut from a section of antler be OK?
    Definitely! Antler and bone buttons VERY common, as well as wood, pewter and even brass.
    Last edited by Woodsheal; 20th July 09 at 04:24 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodsheal View Post
    Here's one, though not that clear: a poor highland "humbly" who can't afford any weapons and has been issued a half-pike!
    The shirt appears white but is actually a tan, unbleached linen. Wool shirts were also common, and poor lads like this would layer shirts for warmth (not being able to afford tailored jackets and such). Knotted neckerchiefs are mentioned in period (17th C.) sources.
    The shirt does NOT have lacing, and buttons at the throat. Shirts of the period can have falling or band collars, and are an item that did not change much (or at all) during the Jacobite era..
    Woodsheal:
    would you say that the shirt pattern, at "http://pages.videotron.com/fldelyse/Patterns.html" (Pattern # NFH 18001 , 18th Century French style Man's Shirt ) would "fit" as Jacobite garb?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jhockin View Post
    Woodsheal:
    would you say that the shirt pattern, at "http://pages.videotron.com/fldelyse/Patterns.html" (Pattern # NFH 18001 , 18th Century French style Man's Shirt ) would "fit" as Jacobite garb?
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    Just realized I never answered your post. Sorry! But, yes, that's an ideal shirt pattern. Here's the website:
    http://pages.videotron.com/fldelyse/Patterns.html
    Last edited by Woodsheal; 30th July 09 at 11:51 AM.
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    Another great source for historically researched patterns is: Reconstructing History.
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    In 1745 Jacobite get-up at the recent Central NY Games near Syracuse;



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