Suit of Ruffs - The Cuffs

[liadethornegge]

And here we are. The cuffs all stitched up. Except for at the ends where I might add either ties, or a pair of hook and eye for closure purposes. I must in either case purchase supplies to accomplish the task, as I have nothing suitable for ties, nor any hooks/eyes in the house. Most distressing.

Comments

[cantarella.livejournal.com]

These are really nice! I can't wait to see the suit of ruffs on you. :-)

Btw, do you know when hooks and eyes came into use? I've been looking all over for this information but had no success...

[ibeesewing.livejournal.com]

I really like that!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) Too bad the neck ruff won't be finished in time :(

Anyway, no, I don't have dates for hooks and eyes. I know for certain they were used in the 16th Century, but further than that I have no proof or even an idea of when they might be correct.

However, it's just a little bit of wire bent in appropriate shapes, and solid cast hooks and eyes have been used for a long time in history.

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

I think I made the box pleats too big for cuffs, but that's the way they are, no changing it now. I even tried starching them, which worked nicely. For a neck ruff I'll probably double the box pleats to twice the size, and make the ruff big longer.