On widening a medieval tunic

Along with my post on widening the neckline of a tunic, I seem to be collecting description on tunic-alteration after a drafted tunic did not meet my expectations in fit. The recipient, F, did manage to get it over his head, however it was so tight on his belly that it would be uncomfortable to work in. Now sadly I did not leave enough material in the side seams to easily widen the tunic, so I had to get creative.






Looking at the first picture of the overall tunic, you can see that there is a narrowist part of the waist: where the large gores have stopped and the sleves have not yet begun. This is exactly the area where we needed more material. So I opened up the side seams, including part of the gores both under the arms and down the sides. This left me with an opening that would be rectangular if I didn't have the pointy ends of the gores.

To fill the gap I hemmed a rectangle the length and width of the underlying rectangular shape. I sewed this down the sides of the front and back panel, then attached the point of the sleeve gore to the outside of this rectangle such that it still looks pointy on the outside and sewed down the end of the bottom gores so they wouldn't catch.

Sadly I still don't have any pictures of it being worn. After initial enthusiasm F realized this meant that he would have to change clothes when he arrived and when he left again. I fear he won't wear it. If he doesn't, I hope he'll give it to the group that is trying to outfit the village.

(Sorry for the wrinkly images, I know the seams are hard to see on them. Hope this was useful nevertheless)