Garb and Scriptorium!
SCA squee time...
SO I just finished making my first ever sideless surcoat, and I had to wing it completely. I know how Ailoua recommends making them, but the only fabric I had required some improvisation. It's made out of a sort of periwinkle linen-look fabric and is definitely not perfect - the sideless parts are of different length and it hangs a little unevenly, but I can wear it and it looks nice. Apparently they were normally worn with very differently colored underdresses, so the only suitable one I have (of the two that I own that are of the proper period) is the vibrantly red one. A very interesting color scheme! Aaaand I'm totally wearing it right now. *twirls*
And I've started a new scriptorium project... the third one of my life. I think it's going to be a polished mirror award, Metylda said that they would be needed at War of the Wings, but I'm not entirely sure it will be done by then. I can only work on it on Friday nights (otherwise I would spend homeworking time painting). I'm ver much excited about it though, and as usual am charging into it almost blindly.
In completely unrelated news, I just saw my roommate's boyfriend running through our apartment in the nuddy-pants.
SO I just finished making my first ever sideless surcoat, and I had to wing it completely. I know how Ailoua recommends making them, but the only fabric I had required some improvisation. It's made out of a sort of periwinkle linen-look fabric and is definitely not perfect - the sideless parts are of different length and it hangs a little unevenly, but I can wear it and it looks nice. Apparently they were normally worn with very differently colored underdresses, so the only suitable one I have (of the two that I own that are of the proper period) is the vibrantly red one. A very interesting color scheme! Aaaand I'm totally wearing it right now. *twirls*
And I've started a new scriptorium project... the third one of my life. I think it's going to be a polished mirror award, Metylda said that they would be needed at War of the Wings, but I'm not entirely sure it will be done by then. I can only work on it on Friday nights (otherwise I would spend homeworking time painting). I'm ver much excited about it though, and as usual am charging into it almost blindly.
In completely unrelated news, I just saw my roommate's boyfriend running through our apartment in the nuddy-pants.