Darn ditital camera.  It has decided to break on me and I don't have the extra money to replace it right now... stupid technology. :)

And I have 6 new dresses, two hoods and a hat and no way to take pictures, go figure. 

I made a nice hand sewn green wool V-necked gown lined in gray wool, for Crown tourney.  I was so glad to have that!! it was raining and cold!!  The only part of me that was cold were my feet.  I need to get on the stick about getting some stockings made up.  I've only missplaced two sets of them, where does all my stuff end up going?  I can't find my box of sewing scissors either. 

I also have completed a hand sewn red V-necked gown with gray linen lining.   I use the straight front seam pulled apart to open the V method for constructing this dress.  If I had my camera I could show what I'm talking about... sigh... save that for later.

I also have a new hand sewn red wool hood and a blue silk brocade kirtle linned with red linen.  I like this one very much.  The silk is modern, but I'll take it.  

Then I made a neat grey wool kirtle lined in blue linen.  Very very sweet this one :)  I need to reset the sleeves as I struggled to put them in backwards.  I was wondering why the sleeves were being so troublesome. :)  Geeze!!  At least I had not trim off the excess in the underarm yet.  That was a huge relief.  I tend to leave the excess in for one wearing to make sure I'm happy with the fit of the sleeves before I finish off the under arms.  Saved my cookies this time. :)  This will be an very nice working class kirtle.  I have the green linen long sleeved kirtle to go underneath to do.  The outfit will be very nice once I get it all done up. Red hood, grey dress, green under gown.

The hat is a woven short "pillbox" syled hat.  I put stamped brass "bezants" on it for decoration.  I also put pearls on the top edge to represent my baroness-ness.  It will be a very snazzy simple hat to wear with my new red V-neck.

My sewing fingers show all this work too!! With a few days off my left hand has remarkebly recovered from the sewing abuse. As my father has said... " It is criminal what my right hand has done to my left hand"

And my Pensic garb sits and waits... I have 2 of the 10 kirtles done, I just keep comming up with different projects to do.   Sigh oh well.  I am trying to convice myself that there is plenty of time :)  I keep finding fabric in my stash that says kirtle though :)  I've got at least 5 cut out and waiting for me to sew them.  It is a good thing I finally found the presser foot to my sewing machine.  I also plan to hand sew two of the kirtles I have cutout.  Nice wool ones to :)

I am also starting on the plans for a complete15th century "Dandy Man" outfit for my husband.  I did some research and showed him a bunch of manuscripts and he actually liked the same coat that I wanted to make.  That husband of mine is so sweet, he lets me dress him silly :)

Have fun,

As always email me if you have any comments or questions  eleanorlebrun at charter dot net

Eleanor

“… for without goodness, beauty and noble rank are meaningless.” Christine de Pizan

"... a man critizied my desire for knowledge, saying that it was inappropriate for a woman to be learned, as is was so rare, to which I replied that it was even less fitting for a man to ignorant, as it was so common." Christine de Pisan from Christine's Vision