At the beginning of social distancing in Sweden, and just when term was getting the busiest, I still managed to host and attend a sewing circle Zoom weekly. As of one month ago that all dried up again, and I haven't done nearly as much online video meetings. I have also lost all speed on my sewing projects.

I got going when a friend asked me about making breeches, which inspired me to pick up the doublet bodiced gown (inspired by the extant Dorothea Sabina gown at the Bayerishe National museum) that I had cut out and started a year ago or more. That project had stalled because I was unhappy with the padstitching on the bodice, and I needed to make a decision on what to use as a lining. I determined I didn't care about the padstitching enough to re-do it, and the fashion fabric wasn't worth lining the while thing with silk, so that meant I could go over the top and use a fabric I got as a birthday present.

The gown will have long open hanging sleeves, and the skirt will be open in the front so that the lining might be visible, and I'm going to cover the whole thing with trim on bodice, sleeves and skirt. It's now stalled out on the installation of sleeves. Which is always a pain in the ass, and might have to be re-done for me to be happy with it, and I need to do it by hand, and that's going through so many layers - ugh.

So, maybe I'll set up a zoom call this weekend if someone wants to join me in the sewing room?