Review of project list from 30 June

[liadethornegge]

The list then was as follows:

1. the spanish ropa - Have started, collar, hem and front closing left to do.
2. the gothic army dress - Buttons on sleeves, front closing (eyelets) and hem left to do.
   
3. the brown corduroy test doublet - Some progress made, I'm at the stage of assembling shell fabric to interlining.
   
4. the sture shirt - Finished, well nearly. I ripped out the cuffs to shorten the sleeves and collars&cuffs need ruffage.
   
5. fix the doublet bodice kirtle by splitting the skirt in front - Done!
   
6. adjust hem of doublet bodice kirtle - Splitting the skirt made this problem disappear?
   
7. fix the hem/lining of the plum gothic fitted dress - Fixed the bits that were folding out.
   
8. stitch on lacing strip inside the armscye of tudor working class gown for lacing in of sleeves - Done! ...finally.
   
9. fix foresleeves on tudor court gown, add stiffening and re-cut to proper shape, add false poofy chemise sticking out of it. - No progress.
   
10. fix french hood, stitch on veil and re-attach crescent properly, in addition to creating the billiments to go onto it and pleat on the gold frilly bit - No progress.
    
11. Ideally open up the second side-back seam of the tudor court gown and add eyelets for lacing on both sides - No progress.
12. stitch up the hose that are at the stage of cut out and pinned together (if I can find them in this mess) - Some progress made, I started felling the back seam on the one I had stitched together.
    
13. I want to be making a flat cap - Done! But it has issues.

So five projects stricken off the list, makes eight projects still unfinished. New projects added to the list then? Not many, I've been good.

1. Purple wool surcote, unlined for stretchiness so I won't have to do lacing.
2. A new, better, flat cap. Possibly velvet rather than wool.
   
3. Make a nice carrying bag, like frualeydis showed me at Visby, instead of the horrible camouflage one I always carry around.
4. Charcoal wool bodice with green(?) wool skirt. This project is still all in the head and has not gotten anywhere, in fact I forgot all about it until just now when I tried to remember if I had any other projects floating around.

So you see, I have been very good about controlling the wild hairs on my head. No more projects need to be added to my list, thank-you-very-much! Of course, I have been eyeing Filippa's shoes, and Anna is coming to the Shire to do her shoe-making for beginners course in a month or so. I'd like some pattens too, coz they're just cool like that. And if my dad could make me a few keys to just hang on my belt that'd be awesome. Of course, the rolled auigilettes I asked my dad to ponder are also in the works, and he has gotten some plate to try to replicate the French mugs he did out of wood for me. If I could make a new belt for the GFDs that'd be awesome too because the one I have really is too short.  But those are all low down on my own priority list right now, and not likely to become active projects for me personally.