Linen - Mmm, yum

[liadethornegge]

In the big void between thinking about the ropa and deciding how to proceed I picked up the green linen GFD that I cut out ... however long ago that was, and I must say Mmm, Yum for handling linen again. I adore it. The sewing is going nicely too, only I don't remember how much seam allowance I added for this dress. I tried putting my paper pattern ontop of the fabric and it seemed to be 1 cm all around.

So, what I did was pin it together and eyeballed it. I finished the running stitch on the centre back seam for now - using the black linen thread. Oh, yes, before doing that I also hemmed the bottom of the half-lining using white linen thread from the big reel I got for 30 SKR. It was lovely to sew with.

I have the front panels pinned to the back ready for stitching as well. I am however pondering the wisdom of only doing running stitch down the torso - this will be laced closed and the seams will take a bit of strain after all. I wouldn't want the seam to rip open. I'll probably to the side-seams in a backstitch, I'll feel safer. If it splits up the back at least nothing indecent will pop out :)

If it pops open in the end I could just stitch it closed again and add a strip for reinforcement.

Looking at my fabric now, I think this may be dubbed the fatigue-dress. It's in a forest-y dark green which looks kind of like army fatigues. Maybe The Gothic Army Dress. *giggle*

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Let's review, my garb projects, and garb fixer-uppers are as follows:

1. the spanish ropa (Finished Dec 14, 2005)
   
2. the gothic army dress (Finished June 25, 2006)
   
3. the brown corduroy test doublet (Finished Jun 4, 2006)
   
4. the sture shirt (Finished May 18, 2006)
   
5. fix the doublet bodice kirtle by splitting the skirt in front (Finished Aug 6, 2005)
   
6. adjust hem of doublet bodice kirtle (Finished Aug 6, 2005)
   
7. fix the hem/lining of the plum gothic fitted dress (Finished Jun 17, 2006)
   
8. stitch on lacing strip inside the armscye of tudor working class gown for lacing in of sleeves (Finished for Visby 2005)
   
9. fix foresleeves on tudor court gown, add stiffening and re-cut to proper shape, add false poofy chemise sticking out of it.
   
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
    
11. Ideally open up the second side-back seam of the tudor court gown and add eyelets for lacing on both sides
    
12. stitch up the hose that are at the stage of cut out and pinned together (if I can find them in this mess)
    
13. I want to be making a flat cap (Finished Jul 6, 2005)
    

Yikes.

Comments

[dalarnahorse123.livejournal.com]

Oh! I love working with linen. Unfortunatly, I don't often get the chance to. Your list looks very ambitious!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I know, it's a long list. And the question to ask is: why did I start making the gothic army dress? Why did I start on the ropa? Why, oh, why did I start on the shirt when I had all of those unfinished outfits to fix in the first place? I don't have an answer to that one really, except when a project gets to the stage of self-sustainment I very often get bored silly tieing up the last few loose ends and they end up dangling loosely forever.

[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

why did I start on . . . . when I had all of those unfinished outfits to fix in the first place?

*eyes boxes of cut-out UFOs in garage*

This is a rhetorical question, right?

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, mostly.

It's one of those questions you ponder when you are trying to get to sleep very late in the night, like "what are the odds of actually _me_ being actually here", and "what does it all mean". You know, philosophical, like.

[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

I just can't do the philosophical thing on UnFinished Objects, or my brain goes all 'splody.

;)

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I love your icons in general, and I love this one, with Pillz-E, in particular. Icon-love, don't you just love it?

Also, the philosophical questions are, I think, designed to make the brain go *pop*, no wonder really. . .

(Yes, very silly tonight (-: )

[oldergoddess.livejournal.com]

hooray for chocolate and I love the idea of a fatigue gothic; makes me giggle :)

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Whee! If I were closer to you all, I'd so be doing garb for you, and Kerry and then I'd make you come on over to this side of the pond to play. Oh, yes, I would.

I actually have a reasonably feasible dream of someday going to Pennsic, a year when all my An Tirian friends are also there and we'd have so much fun! It's a sneaky plan, if you lot drove there, or, maybe not, but flew anyway you could get a whole lot more on a plane than I could, I'd stay in one of your tents and I wouldn't have to worry about bringing a place to live.... Or perhaps I've just now descended into mindless rambling and I'm talking out of my ass. Who knows... In any case, it sucks that you won't be able to go eventing and let me experience it vicariously through you!

[oldergoddess.livejournal.com]

sounds good to me, I have read I have can have a tent set up and waiting for me (one of the big medieval ones), you rent for a week and they take up and down. We can eat at one of the taverns so all we would need it clothing and bedding, it is doable. Yes I would love to spend two weeks at Pennsic :) tell me when (make it a least a couple of years though)

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Absolutely - a project of this magnitude requires planning and a regular income, or a sponsor but I'm not holding my breath on that one. I doubt I'd be able to go in the next few years so it is not on the imminent horizon,