‘So shall I evermore be bound’ - Merry Wives of Windsor, act IV, scene 6

Bodies were worn by the elite from the 1580s but not by ordinary women who relied on stiff interlinings to the upperbodies of their kirtles and petticoats

A pair of bodies worn over a linen smock with a farthingale suitable for the 1590s (image: Henrietta Clare)

Alex Johnston-Braim fitting his denim bodies made from three pairs of charity shop jeans

Eloise Pennycott demonstrates how close The Tudor Tailor’s doll is to the ‘original’ Lady Greensleeves

The Greensleeves doll kit contains all the bits and pieces required to make a miniature 16th century lady

Ninya explained the sources for the Greensleeves gown at the conference on Friday 4 July

Jane chaired a discussion with Greensleeves project contributors (left to right) Simon Smith, Linda Grant, Judith Hudson, Ivan Day, Mally Ley, Ninya, Eva Burnett, Tamsin Lewis, Bernadette Banner, Constance Mackenzie and (not pictured) Sarah Thursfield and Juliet Braidwood at the Society of Antiquaries of London on Friday 4 July (image: Beatrice Behlen)

The Tudor Tailor’s miniature bodies are perfect to hang on the Christmas tree