frualeydis | The green bliaut is finished!! (Reply)

The green silk bliaut is finally finished. The trim is attached around the pendant sleeves and the neck and front slit. I can tell you that sewing 5-6 cm wide stiff trim to extremely flimsy habotai silk is not an enjoyable task. But now it's done and I've folded the dress and put it in a chest. I will not start on the linen chainse until I've done some more on my new 16th century corset and my knitted shawl. I'm also going to do a garibaldi-style blouse (you have to scroll down the page) from some checked fabric I have, dominantly white with thin stripes in light green and black. I will make it similar to the upper part of the shift from my folk costume, which is based on a shirt that was made in 1844. It will be mostly done on my machine however. I plan to use it both with modern and victorian clothing.