16th Century Tudor Dress Hooks | History & Making of by a Blacksmith

In the 16th Century, dress hooks were quite useful for English and Dutch women to hold up their skirts and/or to hold down their partlets. Learn about the history of the metals used and the different styles of hooks available. Plus, watch a blacksmith make a pair of dress hooks.

16th Century historical dress hooks from the Renaissance / Tudor periods typically found in museums were typically made from silver gilt (silver gilded in gold). However, for lower class people who may not have been able to afford silver, then other metals were used (such as brass).

The 2 dress hooks made in this video are made from brass. Follow along with the step by step process of how a piece of a scrap brass plate becomes two floral dress hooks.

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** Fair warning, though, if brass is used. If the metal gets wet, it may discolor the fabric. So, these brass hooks will specifically be used with a cord (like a belt) to hold up the hem of the over-skirt, rather than being permanently attached to the back of a partlet, where it could discolor the fabric over time.

Thank you so much to THL Reinhold von Glier (the blacksmith / silversmith in this video)!


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For anyone curious about what exactly the 'SCA' is -- The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international, non-profit educational organization that studies and recreates the medieval and Renaissance years of 600-1600AD.

For more information and to locate your local branch, please check out http://www.sca.org



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