Buttonholes and buttons

 So now the very old dress that never got finished, that I wrote about in my previous post, is hemmed and has got hand made buttonholes, and brass buttons.

I made the armscyes bigger, which may have been a mistake - but I like being able to move my arms ;)

I have made a toile for sleeves, but haven't tried it on yet. It won't be finished for Gotvik's yule party this Sunday. Mostly because I have taken up knitting again, and that tends to consume me.

Picking up where I left it - 23 years later

I think that I cut out, and started on this dress in 2002. But it might be as early as 1999 or 2000.

It is sewn together, it is not hemmed, nor has it got lacing holes or button holes. 

I have taken it out from my wool cupboard several times the last two decades, but sometimes I was too large for it, or too small. Now it fits, except that the sleeves, which are elbow length, are a little bit narrow. Luckily I have a scrap large enough to make small gores in the sleeves, to make them wider.

Right now I am finally hemming the bottom of the dress, while watching "The Antiques Roadshow"

I might wear it to Gotvik's Yule party on the 7th of December. If it's finished. And if I find an underdress somewhere among my stuff.

Me and my striped dress in Visby

Saying hello from one of the ruins in Visby. I am wearing my new striped dress, and small knitted cap, which you can find documentation and a knitting pattern for in this blog. Look for the tag "knitting".

I have also bought new shoes. 

Make do and mend

 My beloved, trusted, linen hose, sewn over fifteen years ago are getting worn in places.

Last year I mended one, and now I mended the other one