My will remains strong

[liadethornegge]

I have not yet spread out the wool on the bed to roll around in it, nor have I put scissors to it. I have, however, finished the linen Herjolfsness dress entirely.

The hemming I did yesterday, and today I cut down the sleeves and hemmed those to the right length - approximately - as the pictures on I. Marc Carlsson's homepage shows. It was a quick job, stitching around the biceps is not a long seam. I tried the whole thing on after that was done, and I gotta say, much easier to pull over my head with the new enlarged neckhole. I might go back and add a couple of eyelets on either side of that one, and some ties, but for now I'm calling it done, done, done.

You get no pictures, because it's basically a boring piece of utilitarian garb that doesn't look very pretty. It needs more accessories to make it really interesting - like, say, a pouch. I also need a chemise for this one - though I suppose I can get away with one of the ones I have already in a pinch. I wish I had found some good linen in Tallinn for this.

Still, I've not touched the cape-wool yet. Hurray for my strong will, though another discussion over at the Armour Archive is whittling away at the resistance to making some kind of carrying pouch.

Comments

[linuxwitch.livejournal.com]

I've been sorely tempted to make a quilt for the bed for the sole purpose of rolling around with. :P

Locally, the wool is cheaper than quilting cotton... (Scary thought, that)

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall that quilting cotton is hiked way up in price, so that doesn't really surprise me. But that it's dearer than wool... well, considering where you live, also not so surprising. Go with an all wool quilt!

Mmmm... wool....