Maja's new renaissance dress

[frualeydis]

Is finished apart from the four hooks and eyes I'm going to use as front closure. Of course the sleeve holes got too narrow so I had to unpick stitches and cut away some fabric. Then it was a little too long, but that was anticipated,so I made a tuck in the skirt. The tuck and the band of fabric ("skoning" in swedish) on the inside of the hem really makes the skirt stand out.
So what's left to do on Maja's Visby kit is:
a linen shift (she has two)
a thin wool tunic (she has one)
a pair of linen breeches for cold evenings (yes, I know, no pants, but this is a compromise)
spiff up her 16th century coif a little with a lace edge and maybe some embroidery
shoes, made by Rickard, since I don't sew in leather

Comments

[myralea.livejournal.com]

Maja is going to be a spiffy 16th century baby at this years visby :)
(wish i could be there to see her)

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

She'll mostly be in early 14th century garb, because that's what we're wearing most of the time. But I want her to have renaissance clothes too so that we can be matching when I wear the "Mor-dress"

Eva