Update on Projects
Once again, another pictureless entry. I haven't grabbed the camera to take pictures of the various projects lately. I've also been neglecting the updating this thing, but I am getting things done.
As far as the dress goes, I've got all the materials needed for the dress either in hand or ordered. The only thing I have left to buy that I need is some fabric to make the hat and some hat pins.
Currently, I'm sewing pearls onto the caul and that is.. going. It's a slow process, because I am not the world's fastest at hand sewing. I've been working on this project with my mother-in-law who is not experienced in period sewing, but is a very experienced and talented seamstress. We have completed the smock to go under the dress and the underskirt. The corset is cut out and we've started to modify the pattern to fit it to me so it provides proper support. We've also cut out two foreparts to go with the dress, one that will have pearls sewn onto it, and one that will be plain. We've also copied the pattern for the partlet and on Tuesday we'll be cutting out the skirt and the bodice.
We're aiming to have it done for Boar's Head which is an event on Dec. 10th, so we have a fair amount of time to get this done in. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Luckily, my mother-in-law has gotten rather interested in the dress and is looking forward to getting it done.
I've finished all the cordials that I've been working on so far. They're currently aging in the basement. I think I need to restrain the orange one, because it has this scum floating at the top which isn't very appealing or pretty, so I will be skimming that off soon.
I have 5 sugar pumpkins sitting in my kitchen just waiting to be roasted and chunked up and tossed into brandy. I'm looking forward to starting this particular cordial, if it wasn't for Minnesota's goofy alcohol laws, I would have started it this weekend, but I'm out of brandy. I think I'll be making more of the raspberry peach at the same time, because I am very pleased with how that cordial turned out. I have also found a variation on the rose cordial, and as I am blessed with an abundance of rose petals, I think that I will probably be trying that one as well. People will be getting rose cordial for gifts next year at 12th night, I think.
I haven't made any interesting period recipes lately. I'm hoping to have something done for our December meeting. I need to hunt down something that will travel well. Any suggestions are more than welcome.
I think that's it for my current projects. I'm not getting them done quite as fast as I'd hoped, but that's life I think. Had a couple things sidetrack me lately.
As far as the dress goes, I've got all the materials needed for the dress either in hand or ordered. The only thing I have left to buy that I need is some fabric to make the hat and some hat pins.
Currently, I'm sewing pearls onto the caul and that is.. going. It's a slow process, because I am not the world's fastest at hand sewing. I've been working on this project with my mother-in-law who is not experienced in period sewing, but is a very experienced and talented seamstress. We have completed the smock to go under the dress and the underskirt. The corset is cut out and we've started to modify the pattern to fit it to me so it provides proper support. We've also cut out two foreparts to go with the dress, one that will have pearls sewn onto it, and one that will be plain. We've also copied the pattern for the partlet and on Tuesday we'll be cutting out the skirt and the bodice.
We're aiming to have it done for Boar's Head which is an event on Dec. 10th, so we have a fair amount of time to get this done in. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Luckily, my mother-in-law has gotten rather interested in the dress and is looking forward to getting it done.
I've finished all the cordials that I've been working on so far. They're currently aging in the basement. I think I need to restrain the orange one, because it has this scum floating at the top which isn't very appealing or pretty, so I will be skimming that off soon.
I have 5 sugar pumpkins sitting in my kitchen just waiting to be roasted and chunked up and tossed into brandy. I'm looking forward to starting this particular cordial, if it wasn't for Minnesota's goofy alcohol laws, I would have started it this weekend, but I'm out of brandy. I think I'll be making more of the raspberry peach at the same time, because I am very pleased with how that cordial turned out. I have also found a variation on the rose cordial, and as I am blessed with an abundance of rose petals, I think that I will probably be trying that one as well. People will be getting rose cordial for gifts next year at 12th night, I think.
I haven't made any interesting period recipes lately. I'm hoping to have something done for our December meeting. I need to hunt down something that will travel well. Any suggestions are more than welcome.
I think that's it for my current projects. I'm not getting them done quite as fast as I'd hoped, but that's life I think. Had a couple things sidetrack me lately.