Dress Diary: de Ingham Surcote - Construction II
Adding the Facing
Originally uploaded by Ragnvaeig. Have the seams all finished, the sleeves hemmed, and the facings installed around the neckline and the left front opening. (The extant Herjolfsnes clothing all seemed to have the buttons on the right side as worn, hopefully corroboratable with London material, so that's what I'm planning.) I've made all the buttons with the scraps left from cutting the dress. I have those to sew on, as well as sewing the buttonholes and probably adding a little tablet weaving to that edge of the opening, and then hemming the bottom (for which I'll probably offer a local friend a bribe of baked goods) and it'll be wearable.
Am still having difficulty planning the tippets and fitchet outlines, mostly because while I understand how to sew fur to itself am not too sure whether it all translates to sewing fur to cloth. I've found remarkably little information about it on the internet, even from PrimitiveWays, my usual first stop for bushcraft. Am hoping to order How to Sew Leather, Suede, Fur to see if it has useful advice, and look for recommendations from other enthusiasts I know.