My experimental reconstruction of an English hood, also known as a gable hood or a pediment headdress, is presented in a tutorial video. The video presents the construction, materials and tailoring techniques used for creating the balance between rigidness and softness as found in two painted portraits and a preparatory drawing by Hans Holbein portraying the English queen Jane Seymour 1536-1637. The construction theories presented are the results of my studies and experiments.
The experiments resulted in some new theories on
- the number of separate items involved in the headdress
- the materials used for creating the gabled shape
- the construction of the ornamented edge
- the function and construction of the striped frontlet
- the construction of the diamond shaped bag
