Chainse progress

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I have now sewn in the smocked gores in my new 12th century chainse and have started to fell the seams. So now I "only" need to fell the side seams and hem the narrow sleeves and the bottom hem. The neck opening, which is just a straight slit that widens slightly at the shoulder seams is almost finished, I have 15 centimetres or so to do. I tried it on yesterday. It is such a nice linen quality in a lovely light pink colour. And it feels and looks so good. The gores are a little lower than I usually set them and don't start until the hips, which is more practical when you are going to have a tight bliaut over it. And it gives me such a nice shape. I looked in the mirror yesterday and felt so sexy (!) Being involved in medieval groups and making medieval clothes gives you a very warped sense of what is sexy, one that differs considerably from the contemporary view on the subject.