I made an Elizabethan ruff! And it turned out really well (not perfect, but really well). And I am extremely pleased with myself. And it’s really, really close to perfectly historically accurate! Making a ruff turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be simply because there is so much rubbish information about ruffs on the internet. (Granted, there is rubbish information in books too – Tudor Tailor doesn’t do a good job of making it clear when they are using a historically…

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This is it! The week before the big Halloween Party. Which means I must finish my costume forthwith. And I am in need of one very specific accessory - an Elizabethan ruff collar. These collars look quite beautiful and are surprisingly easy make. All you need is some patience and a whole lot of ribbon. First things first, you will need a good tutorial. After looking over countless Elizabethan ruff how-tos, I have found this great video Materials: - Ribbon - Needle and thread - Scissors…

Elizabethan ruffs and cavalier collars for sale. Meticulous research and high quality craftsmanship by award winning costume designer/creator. Catering specifically to discriminating SCA, LARP, Ren Faire enthusiasts and re-enactors

Tudor Ruff

The ruff is a wide pleated collar that emerges from around the neck or wrists. This distinctive fashion from Europe in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was often stiffened with starch or metal wire. Many people today make their...