A lovely newcomer took some pictures - this is in the little courtyard adjascent to the site:


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Thanks for your encouraging remarks about the gown.
maryf and kirieldp commented about the undergown. I'll be honest, I don't know if German noble ladies wore undergowns as a matter of course.
The idea developed with milady Anne of Wokyngham's help, as she was the more knowledgeable of the two of us about 16th c. clothing, but she's the first to say she ( Read more... )

Man I miss bright sunny clear days. You can count them on one hand in London, even in summer. Today it's beautifully clear, and just around 0. Gorgeous ( Read more... )

Remembering that I want to look like princess no. 2 here, I've finished the 2-part sleeves, with guidance and patterning by milady Anne of Wokyingham. I'm pretty pleased with the result, and hope to heck they fit in the finished product!
Hopefully, hopefully, to be modelled at Crown at the end of the month.


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As part of my long-term Cranach gown project, I've started first steps towards a hat, following instructions by Mistress Rowan of Lochac, who visited over the summer. She sat with me, to walk through the project, and sketched out instructions on how to model the brim, create the crown, and sew the layers together (I've posted pics of her sketches ( Read more... )