Playing Seamstress

     Clothing in the early medieval period  (400 c.e. to 1100 c.e) was mainly just functional and made from fabric local to Europe like wool or linen. The nobility may have worn better quality of fabric than the peasents, but the same basic sytle prevailed: a basic tunic. However, as the nobility become more established in the later medieval period (1100 c.e. to 1500 c.e), fashion become a more prominent part of society and clothing became a status symbol.
     Based on my research, the tunic in its crudest form was made from a rectangle of wool or linen cloth with a hole cut in the center for the head and stiching up the sides, leaving room for armholes, with a belt about he waist would gather the material. The tunic could also function with several layers, with a lighter, linen tunic worn beneath heavier, outer tunics. Peasant men wore knee-length under and outer-garments paired with breeches or hose. Peasant women wore floor-length, under and outer-garments. While noblewomen's tunics remained long, they became the basis of the more extravagent gowns that we picture today with seperate bodices paired with full skirts. Nobelmen's garb on the other hand became increasingly shorter with hose and breeches covering their legs.
     I believe that for the sake of the project I could attempt to make a few of the simpler tunics if everyone bought their own fabric.