/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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>I was considering using an athletic sweat wicking sports fabric for the lining to prevent clamminess, even though that would mean a predominantly synthetic. I figured the benefits of the sweat wicking properties would outweigh the negatives of using a poly... thoughts?

Why is their skin touching the inside of the gambeson? Where is their shirt? You want your child to be the same fabric as the lining, so that it expands and shrinks at the same rate. If you have linen preshrunk, you can wash it just fine.

>If you guys have a historical pattern you recommend I wouldn't mind checking it out as a baseline for comparison though!

Several, but that's not how it really works. Decide on a style/period, and /then/ look for a pattern. I would also suggest different brands of patterns based off of what you want to do. I would recommend reconstructing history for late 15th century Burgundian coats, but not for the 14thC Charles du blois pourpoint, for example.