So, I had this lovely cotton (almost flannel-ish) plaid fabric that my Mom had given me many years ago (when I was still focusing on Anglo-Saxon stuff), because she thought I could put it to good use. Unfortunately (or... I suppose, Fortunately!) I never did find the perfect project.
Well, fast-forward to January 2017 and we've got a sewing weekend set up for Charle Manor. The goal was to help a friend get an underdress and several of us get general patterns & help with fabric that we owned, but didn't know what to do with (or were too scared to cut into ourselves). I brought 2 tubs full of fabrics - I needed help designating projects for them, as well as patterning them (and actually cutting into them... O_o). Definitely the hardest part for me...
When Kat saw this fabric - she immediately said "Bias-cut Plaid Cotehardie"... I just looked at her skeptically. "Really? Plaid? Cotehardie? for me?"
Good thing she knows what she's doing. Pictures of process & final project below (coming soon). Turns out, plaid cotehardies were a thing, although not as popular as other styles. :)
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| The Master of Estamariu: Detail of the Alterpiece of St. Vincent, Estamariu, Catalunya (Catalonia) - 2nd Half of the 14th C |
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| Los Reyes de Oriente, detalle de la Tabla de la Anunciacion y la Epifania,entre 1347 y 1360 |
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| I almost always need supervision while cutting fabric. It's too paralyzing otherwise... |
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| I pinned the HECK out of this dress during every phase of the construction. I really wanted the pattern of the fabric to line up appropriately. IT PAID OFF! Take the time and pin your fabric... It's worth it. |
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| Sewing, Sewing, Just keep Sewing! |
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| Pinning and Ironing made this matchup of the fabric pattern almost PERFECT! YESSSS :D |
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| So there wasn't enough of the fabric width wise to get a fuller skirt, so we improvised with extra fabric. I thought it would be cool to reverse the pattern for this little piece. I actually like it. It's almost like an optical illusion. Is that really reverse or is it just your eyes? ;-) |
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| Again with the pinning! This time was so that I could hand sew the neckline. |
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| A dress deserves a proper hairdo! Experimenting with looped braids. |
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| The big Reveal! Chieftains, February 2017. The underdress is an old underdress that Alethea gave me (simple cotton lace-up). I really *love* how this dress turned out. I am letting it "settle" before finishing the final hem (if you look closely, you can see that it's unfinished). This fabric stretches A LOT and I wanted to get as much stretch out as possible before putting work into the hem. ;-) Kat is going to help me with some arm revisions, but it's wearable and I got lots of compliments on it. Good thing, too, as this is the dress (and the event) that Eringlin begged a Boon for me for the Order of the Pelican!!!!!!!! Good timing, I suppose. ;-) Kat may or may not have known about that part (sneaky Laurels). |
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