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Category: 11th Century German Costume

A few inches, finished

Eleventh Century German Multi-Needle Beadwork

So, I took a few hours break from my current bout of insane workaholism the other day and did a … More

selection of beads

Beads Choices for the Eleventh Century Overdress

I went through my stash of glass beads, looking for some that will work with the sort of bog-scum-green color … More

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trimmings for the overdress

Eleventh Century Dress – Quick Update and Trims

My crafter ADD finally took me back to the eleventh century dress. I’ve undone all my painstaking over-achiever seam finishing … More

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Unhemmed dress, from front

Update on the Eleventh Century Overdress

Hi-ho, Kermit the frog here…. Wait, no, that’s a different show.  I’ve been working on the overdress for the Eleventh … More

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finished pieces

Drafting the Eleventh Century Overdress

The eleventh century outfit needs and overdress, which means I need a pattern. I want to make one based off … More

another front view

Pics of the Eleventh Century Chemise on Tyler

I finished the chemise. Yay! Technically, it’s taken from a pattern Kohler gives for a coat (A History of Costume, … More

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the finished garment

Sewing the Eleventh Century Chemise

This goes together quite easily, since it’s really just a series of straight lines. Shirts and smocks with the same … More

full front view of the Kohler chemise

Drafting a Semi-Fitted Chemise from a Princess Line Pattern

What? Why would you ever possibly want to do that, missa? This is a good question, and the answer is … More

full front view of the Kohler chemise

Quickie Update on the Kohler Dress

I made some adjustments to the back of the chemise so that I could get Tyler into it. (Mostly, this … More

Chemise
sketch from Kohler

11th Century German Costume from Kohler

I’ve been doing a crazy amount of research on armscyes, lately, particularly in terms of when they started being curved. … More

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