So, I took a few hours break from my current bout of insane workaholism the other day and did a … More
Category: 11th Century German Costume
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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