I've been meaning to make a 15th C french working class dress for several years, since first discovering it in the ambiguous line drawing in Thursfield's Medieval Tailor's Assistant. Shortsleeved and front-laced, it's not a pretty princess dress but it's very adjustable sizewise, it's great for outdoor events, can be dressed up warm with sleeves ( Read more... )

I bet you’re curious now, right?

Well, hold your horses, first things first…
I didn’t get very much done on Thursday night, with my stiff neck and all, and Jo tried to convince me to give up the whole project to save my general health (as per usual this close to deadline), but I did sew some on the collar and we ironed some seams to get the ( Read more... )

Ouch ( Read more... )

Yawn ( Read more... )

Yes, I’m just gonna go ahead and admit it; I suppose I’m pretty nuts ( Read more... )

Yup, it all looked so much better when the sleeve was moved up! Plus, the whole sleeve got tighter too, which was a nice improvement ( Read more... )

Problemos. I was a bit worn out after the Halloween party on Friday, but I managed to cut and sew a sleeve on the dummy. Only to find that the hole for the sleeve way too big and too low. Jo doesn’t like clothes that are too tight around his armpit (the way that mediaeval clothes should be, since they are much more fitted to the wearer and should ( Read more... )

Happy Halloween ( Read more... )

* BEST THING ABOUT SEWING FOR OTHERS: you get to create and be creative without paying for the ’raw material ( Read more... )

Haven’t had much time to work on the dwarf cossie for a couple of days now, and even less time to write about it... We’ve really had a whole lot to do at work, which really is great, but I get so tired from sitting in front of a screen all day, so I’ve been a bit drained at night.

Right, so I probably should admit that this stage in costuming makes ( Read more... )