Tailors during the middle ages made clothes for a small amount of the population. Their work was mostly bound by limited and traditional resources. They were hired to make all types of clothing from silk gowns to underwear. A variety of materials added to the repertoires of some tailors for creating diverse types of clothing. Most tailors worked in highly specialized shops where templates and clothing materials allowed them to create more copies of specific garments. Tailors procured and shaped many materials into clothing. Peasants simply made, found, stole or inherited their clothes they wore. The clothes were often shapeless or had lots of holes and tears in them and were made of rougher materials. Only the richest people could hire tailors.
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Silk was worn just as much to be seen as it was to be felt. Only the richest could afford silk undergarments. Some other materials tailors used were bernet, perse, leather and sandal. Middle ages tailoring techniques were generally passed from the master to their apprentice through rote learning and repetition. Styles were varied by the variety of tools available and the tight supply of materials. Creative or radical adjustments in technique were generally rare because tailoring methods were learned and determined with particular sets of construction
Silk was worn just as much to be seen as it was to be felt. Only the richest could afford silk undergarments. Some other materials tailors used were bernet, perse, leather and sandal. Middle ages tailoring techniques were generally passed from the master to their apprentice through rote learning and repetition. Styles were varied by the variety of tools available and the tight supply of materials. Creative or radical adjustments in technique were generally rare because tailoring methods were learned and determined with particular sets of construction