Is the kirtle stiffened at all? It looks from the additional picture as though its laced as tight as it can be at the bust which implies that its certainly too big there anyway. I can't tell if there is any buckrum or other stiffening in it.

Ninya has a great selection of different fabric swatches at Kentwell OD a week or so ago. One set was REAL buckrum which is stiffer than board! It was great stuff! I'm thinking of making a bodiced petticoat from it with minimal boning and see what happened with that!

Fabric WAS printed then - or painted though not sure it was as early as the More girls. Its very pretty though.