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What Have I Been Up To?Calendar |
I made this kirtle and loose gown for Atlantian 12th Night in 2006. While I displayed it that 12th Night instead of wearing it it has quickly become one of my favorite gowns in my wardrobe. It's versatile, comfotable, and very flattering. I love the colors and the slashing on the kirtle sleeves. It is all hand finished and there are no visible machine stitches. For more information on this gown and kirtle please see my full documentation. |
Black Silk Kirtle and Loose Gown |
A Suit of Black Wool |
I made this suit for my husband in March of 2006. It was made of black wool flannel, trimed with a black wool braid, and fully lined with a wine colored linen. I was and still am very pleased with how it turned out. It fits him very well and of all the clothing I have made for him to date it's still my favorite. The only thing that I would change is that it's slightly too long in the back but as my husband has lost weight and it has to be taken in anyway I plan on taking it up slightly when I make my alterations. It is all hand finished and there are no visible machine stitches, except for the button holes. For more information please see my full documentation for this suit. |
A Petticoat of Red Wool |
I made this petticoat in the summer of 2007. Every good Elizabethan woman needs a red petticoat and I had been wanting to start doing more hand sewing. This seemed like a nice, simple first project and I estimate that it probably took me about 10-12 hours to complete it. It's made of red wool flannel and the waist band is wool flannel backed with fustian. The petticoat itself is made up of 3 rectangular pannels that are 60 inches wide (the full width of the fabric). When sewing my petticoat I followed the method laid out by Laura Mellin in her article "The Elizabethan Seam: Sewing by hand effectively, strongly, elegantly". First I hemmed the edges of the petticoat pannels and then I assembled them by whip stiching them together. I then cartridge pleated the body of the petticoat to the waist band and hemmed it. I was very pleased with how it turned out. The pannels lay perfectly flat against each other and it looks fantastic. |
| I made these petticoat bodies during the Summer of 2007 for Pennsic and because I wanted a simple garment that I could wear alone or under my gowns that combined my bodies and a petticoat. It's made of pink linen and guarded with a red linen. The bodies are boned with reed and made of two inner layers of fustian, an outer layer of the pink linen, and an inner lining of a darker rose linen. The eyeles are hand sewn in red silk over metal jump rings to help make them extra durable. It is all hand finished and there are no visible machine stitches. |
Petticoat Bodies of Pink Linen |
Coming Soon: A Pair of Bodies of Pink Silk (2007)
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