It seems appropriate that I start with projects I've done, clothes I've sewn, and resources I've found.
This is a black linen cotehardie (no lacing or buttons) that I started in January 2016 and finished in February. Made of IL019 (Medium Weight) Black Linen from Fabrics-Store. Mistress Elianor de Morland hosted a sewing weekend and this dress is patterned off of her infamous Traveling Dress of Calontir (seems to fit ALL shapes & sizes. It is really strange how it does that, but I won't complain!)
It is machine-constructed, but hand finished (including the hem!) Turns out, I don't mind hand-finishing, but I can't imagine wanting to hand-construct something like this that has a dozen different seams... In the future, I'll make some tippets (Blue, Purple, and Gold/Yellow are my goals) and some additional under-dresses in other colors.
The left photo is at the SCA 50th Year event held in Danville, Indiana during June of 2016. I was judging the Wood Jousting Tournament while sitting on the Ippo Proti. This dress was surprisingly comfortable on horseback! I'm wearing a borrowed bycocket and a linen under-dress.
The right photo is at Midrealm's Candlemas held in Elizabethtown, KY on February 6th, 2016. This dress proved extremely comfortable! I finished the hem on the drive down to Kentucky. I'm wearing an open face hood made for me by a friend (blue silk/linen with red silk lining) and a white linen under-dress.
Examples from Medieval Manuscripts
Bodleian Library MS Bodl. 264 - Mid-Fourteenth Century edition of the Romance of Alexander. The woman wears a red kirtle and blue cotehardie with tippets.
Bodleian Library MS Bodl. 264 - Mid-Fourteenth Century edition of the Romance of Alexander. The woman (giving away her heart) wears a purple kirtle and green cotehardie with tippets.
Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Juin the Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Easy Links
The Fashion Historian-Head to Toe 14th Century Woman
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