An SCA event

So, a week ago, me, hubby and Maja went to a local SCA event. I wore some of my new 16th century clothes, and Maja wore her gardecorps.

Handsome hubby, ca 11th century Saxon. Modern shoes though, we don't wear our period shoes outside when it's wet, so to not make the site unnecessarily dirty indoors.

Aaliz de Cordes and Kristina

Posing in Drei Schnittbücher skirt and my new wams and hat.

Ragnhil de Kaxtone and Alfhild de Foxley

Hubby (also knwon as Budde från Mössebodhum) 

and a very nice man, whose name I keep forgetting.

Alfhild's new 16th century English gown

Budde and Majken from Mössebodhum

Me and Majken, her hair matches the lining of the gardecorps.

Yet another German/Scandinavian style outfit from the second half of the 16th century

I finished another wams/doublet nad a new, matching, hat on Saturday and today my husband took photos of me wearing it together with my Drei Schnittbücher gown. As mentioned before My computer time is limited by arthritic pain, so the documentation page will have to wait.

Another example of 16th century separate sleeveless bodice and skirt

Going through som of the newer the images on Livinghistory.dk yesterday I found another example of a lower class woman's costume with a sleeveless bodice (livstycke in Swedish) worn with a separate skirt. It's from interior decoration paintings showing the different seasons and dated to c. 1585

You find the rest of the images, which include a lovely winter scene and the Goddess Diana presiding over Spring, here.

Since I am especially interested in Scandianvian and Swedish manners of dress this one made me happy.

A gown from Drei Schnittbücher

So, I haven't been writing much lately, due to my arthritis. It hurts too much in my rib cage and in my hop joints to sit in front of the computer, so I'm on sick leave. This means that apart from exercising, to force my rib cage to widen, I spend wuit e alot of time in front of Netflix, hand sewing.

This is the latest result - a gown based on the variations of a gown cut with the bodice in one with the skirt found in Master Tailor's manuscripts published in Drei Schnittbücher.

I was a little short on fabric, so I didn't make any sleevfes, but since sleeveless gowns are seen in German images from the period and I've also found them in Danish probates from the 16th century.

Anyway, I was short on fabric, I only had 2,5 metres, so I made the parts that should be pleated a bit on the small side. It would have worked better if I didn't have such a large tummy.

It's obvious from the side view that it would have been just perfect if I had a flatter tummy, and not over a foot difference between waist and hips.

But, on the other hand - the back skirt looks fantastic!

Besides I plan to wear an apron with it. But it's good to know these things before making my next one.

Finished skirt and better images of me in the wams

So, since I hand sewed a woolen skirt this week I now have a finished outfit based on two patterns from the Enns manuscript in Drei Schnittbücher. I've been fond of the style found in Central and Northern Europe in the second part of the 16th century forever, so this really is the book for me.

Instead of giving the skirt its own page I remade the wams page to include the whole oufit. New pictures and new info on costruction and inspiration.

The bodice is finished, and a new 16th century skirt

Last week I finished the bodice. I am not totally happy with it since I think that it's too short in front and mid back. In the sides it reaches the natural waist perfectly.

Still, the profile is right. I have, however, adjusted the pattern and will make another one, which is longer in front and mid back, with the side seems a little more forward and the straps a little bit further out. I haven't decide which fabric to use yet, so while thinking of that I decided to start on the skirt pattern from Drei Schnittbücher . The Enns master Tailor book which I got the pattern for my doublet from also has a pattern for a skirt to be worn with it.

I just have to decide on the fabric. This is what I want to make: a striped skirt, rather narrow. It's a watercolour by Lucas de Heere from 1575, showing women from Saxony.

But we'll see waht I kind find in my fabric stash, maybe it will be a solid skirt with trim along the hem, as the pattern shows instead.

One down, one to go

So, today I finished the first of my Eleonora di Toledo stockings. So now we have to wait and see if I get afflicted by the SSS - Second Sock Syndrome.

Three rather similar photos:

Any knitting will have ot wait until after the weekend though, since I'm going to Florence for a conference on Early Modern costume tomorrow and I travel with caryy-on luggage only, which makes it impossible to bring metal knittign needles. And no, the don't make  size 1,5mm/000 needles in bamboo or wood.

BUT, since the conference is in Florence, I hope to get to see the originals!