The finished bliaut

[frualeydis]

The bliaut is finished, and has a long and detailed page about construction and a theory that I have on trim. Go see!



And that's Mysko of course.

Comments

[zaftig46.livejournal.com]

Did your idea of curving the waistline work?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think so.

/Eva

[zaftig46.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading your blog, and I totally agree with you about the decoration and piecing. It is totally in line with how fabric gets used and tailored for centuries (until the 19th century, really), so it makes sense.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's not like inventing the wheel of course, but I haven't seen this discussed in this way anywhere.

/Eva

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Did you do the curved waist by doing the math and making the curve fit, or did you do it by getting someone else to pin the skirt onto your waist such that the hem looked nice, and then cutting off the bit above the pins, or...?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

I just winged it, making it the opposite of the curve I usually make at the hem at the sides. If you gather your sides when lacing I actually think that you shouldn't make any curve, but just let the lacing adjust teh length of teh gown at the sides.

/Eva

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! Now I want a silk bliaut too...

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Well, you live in a country where silk is cheap compared to in Sweden. My green silk bliaut is made from silk lining from Classic Textiles on Goldhawk road.

/Eva

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Lend me your TARDIS and it'll be no problem...

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I love how this came out, and spent most of Coronet admiring it from afar. Of course, I didn't realize that you were the same person as this LJ, since you user pic looks so very different than you look with a veil and long braids on. It wasn't till you mentioned that we know one another on line that I made the connection.

My first attempt at 12th century garb was for a man who looked, at the time I made it, exactly like George in that manuscript, so I had to make him that outfit. In those days (early to mid 1990's) I hadn't done any research on the topic, so I just went with the one manuscript image (which he had in a book) and did my best to make what I saw. There is a photo of him on FB wearing it at a recent event (https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10570255_10204927477806217_6214394698960039378_n.jpg?oh=6af12cf62feb9f8b14c2a5fb9a117007&oe=557B4467), but one can't see so much detail. I did the skirt as a full circle, without seams (other than the slits, of course), fully lined, and made the sleeve dangly bits from the corners of the fabric outside of the circle.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

You make lovely 12th century garb. And really, who wouldn't want a full circle bliaut? It would be so romantic!

/Eva

[merastra.livejournal.com]

*WOW* That is totally stunning. You look gorgeous! :-) That's great the curved waist seam thing worked.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Well, otherwise I would have had to pull the lacing a bit tighter in the sides to shorten the dress by wrinkling the bodice. 12th century really isn't that complicated.

/Eva

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

I hadn't really thought about using a sari, but it works really well (and gorgeous colour).

[flummoxicated.livejournal.com]

So very lovely!

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

It is so beautiful! You look amazing!