Tunic Making Guide.

The Saxon Tunic.

Firstly cut out the Tunic. A little more care is needed when cutting out this pattern. Ideally the tunic should be cut out as a single piece and should be fairly close fitting around the chest and wrists. Authentically the tunic arms are cut 6 to 8 inches too long and allowed to bunch at the wrists. This tunic should be knee length./

The Pattern.

Tunic 05

  1. Making the tunic up is very easy. Sew up the tunic from wrist to knee on both sides. There is no need to leave side splits of about 6 inches at the bottom as the flared skirt leaves plenty of room for movement.
  2. Hem around the bottom edge, neckline and cuffs.

It is possible to adapt this pattern to a shorter tunic that doesn't have the wide skirt by using the pattern shown below.

Tunic 06