Recovering
Still shattered, but coping. Mostly due to the wonderful support from all who commented on Sophie's passing.
I gave myself a dose of retail therapy, stopped a fabric store in Toronto and stocked up on linen. Next week is our big "War", here in Ealdomere. War of the Trillium. It's a fun event and I look forward to it each year. As I somehow only have two gowns, I need to get cracking and sew for myself. I sewed a gown for dear sister last week and a tunic for nephew, I need to take care of myself. I've washed the fabric for two tunics/gowns this evening. There is fabric for another tunic and a chemise, but I don't expect to use that fabric for a bit.
In an effort to distract myself from sad memories, the current state of my health and other worries, I've been plotting sewing/SCA projects.
I found the most marvelous Raimie fabric - it's a natural fabric similar to linen, but this has the most wonderful weave and is in a rich russet colour. Lovely hand. Or there is some lovely soft purple Italian wool I've been hoarding for a few years, maybe it's time I used it?
I'm thinking of attempting to recreate this "Everyday Gown" from 16th Century Italy. My SCA persona is late period Italian but I've yet to create any garb to fit my persona. Life events conspiring against me for the past few years. There are no sleeves and the back is missing from the extant gown. It appears to be a back laced gown, I will have to look for images to inspire me re sleeves, in this period, sleeves were not attached permanently, some gowns had several pairs of sleeves. I'd like to have it ready for Coronation at the end of September. We will see.
I gave myself a dose of retail therapy, stopped a fabric store in Toronto and stocked up on linen. Next week is our big "War", here in Ealdomere. War of the Trillium. It's a fun event and I look forward to it each year. As I somehow only have two gowns, I need to get cracking and sew for myself. I sewed a gown for dear sister last week and a tunic for nephew, I need to take care of myself. I've washed the fabric for two tunics/gowns this evening. There is fabric for another tunic and a chemise, but I don't expect to use that fabric for a bit.
In an effort to distract myself from sad memories, the current state of my health and other worries, I've been plotting sewing/SCA projects.
I found the most marvelous Raimie fabric - it's a natural fabric similar to linen, but this has the most wonderful weave and is in a rich russet colour. Lovely hand. Or there is some lovely soft purple Italian wool I've been hoarding for a few years, maybe it's time I used it?
I'm thinking of attempting to recreate this "Everyday Gown" from 16th Century Italy. My SCA persona is late period Italian but I've yet to create any garb to fit my persona. Life events conspiring against me for the past few years. There are no sleeves and the back is missing from the extant gown. It appears to be a back laced gown, I will have to look for images to inspire me re sleeves, in this period, sleeves were not attached permanently, some gowns had several pairs of sleeves. I'd like to have it ready for Coronation at the end of September. We will see.