Finished garment - Tudor woman's violet broadcloth gown as featured in The Queen's Servants Tudor dress pattern Henry VIII's grooms of the

Henry VIII's grooms of the buck hounds were issued with green cloth for their summer liveries

One of these is featured in The Tudor Tailor's latest book Textiles in Context

Broadcloth could be dyed a variety of colours

During the sixteenth century worsted was the choice of the middle and merchant classes for smart

• Available in 2 lengths (3yd/2

Finished garment - Tudor woman's violet broadcloth gown as featured in The Queen's Servants Tudor dress pattern Henry VIII's grooms of theFinished garment Tudor Tailor exclusive Woman's late 15th to early 16th century Tudor style gown made for The Queen's Servants book and suitable for a middling or gentle woman from 1485 to the 1510s Made of violet 100% wool broadcloth lined in black linen. The gown has a scooped neckline at the front and a deep V at the back. The skirt cut to fit smoothly to the waist and flares out to a full hem which is finished with black velvet binding. The gown