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11. Bodice and stomacher for Fig 10 Younger girls - Use the child's Błock {Blocks, Fig 24) for planning both styles.

Adolescent girls - Use the adult Błock for planning both styles. For the kirtle use the outline shown, also Kirtles, Fig 3. For the V-fronted gown use the outline shown here, and Fig 12. Plan the Front with CF on a fold from the waist down. Transfer any hip shaping to the side seams.

Kirtle, Fig 10 left - Shown by the solid outline, with the Błock neckline slightly lowered. Plan the skirts (Kirtles, Fig 4) using the girl's Waist to floor length, and a modest hem size, from 1.5 m up to 2.5 m, depending on size. Being cut on the fold, the front 10. Girls' kirtle and gown, 15th century Left Kirtle, normally full-length. For an undeveloped figurę the front can be cut on a fold with slight shaping in the side seams, as here. The lacing is at the back.

Right V-fronted gown seen on wealthier girls, later 15th century. It shows similarities to the adult gown: the skirts flarę from the hips and the sleeves are tight-fitting with cuffs. The style is ideał for the growing 13- to 15-year-old. It may be worn over a side-laced kirtle [Kirtles, Fig 10) or a stomacher (Methods, Fig 15) stiffened with canvas, or over both.

The bodice pattern for both is in Fig 11.

skirt cannot be very wide. Use the sleeve Błock to make a plain long sleeve.

V-fronted gown, Fig 10 right - Plan a lower neck, and a front opening reaching below the waist (heavy broken outline). Here the neck is lowered by 6 cm. Don't make the top of the V too wide: here it is 6.5 cm from CF. Use Fig 12 as a guide to planning the skirts.

Plan the stomacher (lighter broken linę) with 2-3 cm underlap beyond the opening. Tracę this off twice along CF to make the complete pattern.

Use the sleeve Błock to plan a plain sleeve, or the sleeve in Gowns, Figs 31.

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