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Sewing Weekend the Second
Jul. 16th, 2007 09:39 amThis one was more productive, in that I was working a great deal more. This does not mean I got an equivalent amount accomplished, mind you.
My quest was to make a 16th c. shirt for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
elibalin, so we can return the loaner he was wearing to Beth. This is in most respects just like making a chemise, except shorter (der) and much more full in the sleeves and neck, which you then gather into collar & cuffs for that flouncy look. So, well, chemises I know, so this should be easy as houses, right? Well yes, except for entertaining moments like sewing in a random square of scrap linen instead of one of the gussets. (In my defense, it was a 6.5" x 7" piece, whereas the gusset was 6" square. Understandable mistake except that I SAW IT COMING but did not take steps to remove the scrap from my work area.) And having Extremely Brainless Moments when trying to suss the ways & means of attaching the collar. And forgetting to put in the ties for closing the collar at the appropriate time, in spite of having just asked Beth about them. And so on. As a result, I downscaled my expectations, mostly by eschewing the ruffs I was going to put above the collars and cuffs, and have declared that I shall build a new one, stronger, faster, & better, after which this'n can be a fencing shirt.
More positive notes:briony530 taught me how to do blackwork. I am excited! Really enjoyed it. I may even do a bit of simple work to attach to this shirt (practice embroidery for practice shirt?). We also had a great deal of discussion and brain-picking with Beth's colleague Laurie, who is doing her PhD on 14th century sumptuary laws, with side detours on the ins and outs of the wool trade. (Oh, and I got a bit of trim sewed onto my gamurra sleeves. Though not half as much as I would have liked. Also, it is not terribly even.)
Tonight while waiting for the Bryant Park movie, I shall do a bunch of hand-sewing on the shirt; with luck I will then only have the cuffs and the hem to do. Tomorrow's sewing evening quest is to make pants for the same outfit. (This should be interesting, as none of us have ever made Venetian hose, but there is a pattern in The Tudor Tailor.) Before the end of the week I also desire to sew trim onto the doublet that goes with, and make & attach the skirting. I don't know if I can do all this. I'm not sure I even know where the rest of the doublet material is. Oh yes; AND I want to sew the rest of the trim on my sleeves. HA HA HA
Final annoyance: Last sewing weekend, I bought more blue and grey floss to fingerloop lacing cords with. I can't find it anywhere. Feh.
My quest was to make a 16th c. shirt for
elibalin, so we can return the loaner he was wearing to Beth. This is in most respects just like making a chemise, except shorter (der) and much more full in the sleeves and neck, which you then gather into collar & cuffs for that flouncy look. So, well, chemises I know, so this should be easy as houses, right? Well yes, except for entertaining moments like sewing in a random square of scrap linen instead of one of the gussets. (In my defense, it was a 6.5" x 7" piece, whereas the gusset was 6" square. Understandable mistake except that I SAW IT COMING but did not take steps to remove the scrap from my work area.) And having Extremely Brainless Moments when trying to suss the ways & means of attaching the collar. And forgetting to put in the ties for closing the collar at the appropriate time, in spite of having just asked Beth about them. And so on. As a result, I downscaled my expectations, mostly by eschewing the ruffs I was going to put above the collars and cuffs, and have declared that I shall build a new one, stronger, faster, & better, after which this'n can be a fencing shirt.More positive notes:
briony530 taught me how to do blackwork. I am excited! Really enjoyed it. I may even do a bit of simple work to attach to this shirt (practice embroidery for practice shirt?). We also had a great deal of discussion and brain-picking with Beth's colleague Laurie, who is doing her PhD on 14th century sumptuary laws, with side detours on the ins and outs of the wool trade. (Oh, and I got a bit of trim sewed onto my gamurra sleeves. Though not half as much as I would have liked. Also, it is not terribly even.) Tonight while waiting for the Bryant Park movie, I shall do a bunch of hand-sewing on the shirt; with luck I will then only have the cuffs and the hem to do. Tomorrow's sewing evening quest is to make pants for the same outfit. (This should be interesting, as none of us have ever made Venetian hose, but there is a pattern in The Tudor Tailor.) Before the end of the week I also desire to sew trim onto the doublet that goes with, and make & attach the skirting. I don't know if I can do all this. I'm not sure I even know where the rest of the doublet material is. Oh yes; AND I want to sew the rest of the trim on my sleeves. HA HA HA
Final annoyance: Last sewing weekend, I bought more blue and grey floss to fingerloop lacing cords with. I can't find it anywhere. Feh.
