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Tudor Jewels (Ouches)

Ouches (pronounced either Oo-tchiz or Ow-tchiz) are the ornate gold and jeweled pieces that can be seen on the gowns, sleeves, foreparts, girdles, necklaces, and headwear in a number of sixteenth century portraits.

Reference to the origin of the word “ouch” : https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED29927

I had the large square ouches manufactured with four loops on the backs, so that they could be sewn individually onto garments or strung onto two wires to make girdles, carcanets, bodice jewelry, or billiments for French hoods.

Here are the varieties I have available. Click the images to get to the individual order pages.

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  • K8lyn2u
    January 14, 2016 at 7:29 PM

    It’s amazing! I wish I could afford a bolt of it!! What Are you waiting for?? Ya know ya want some!

  • Brenda
    May 1, 2016 at 5:38 PM

    This fabric is wonderful! I had a 1610-15 Jacobean jacket made from this material and it is magnificent!

  • Brenda
    May 1, 2016 at 5:45 PM

    I have been a customer of Louise’s for 10 years and she knows what she is about! She is the one who made the Jacobean jacket with your material =) The way she advises to wear the hair really adds to the shape your coif needs.

  • lipskyart
    June 20, 2017 at 8:44 PM

    This pattern is superb. It prints out perfectly and easily aligns, and everything fits together. I could have used a teensy bit of instruction – like “sew to here” on CF, and a note to insert ribbon before stitching on facing, but with the help of the photos I eventually figured it out. Thank you very much for making this pattern available.

  • joangillette3
    September 1, 2017 at 7:13 PM

    Great pattern! It took a bit to figure out how it worked but not to hard! Thank you 🙂