Sewing meeting

We had a sewing meeting at my place yesterday, but only Anna came. That was just as well since Maja had been waking up every hour all night and both Rickard and I were totally exhausted. We tried to watch Pirates of the Caribbean while she made shoes (for me!!) and I cut a sleeveless surcoat for my murrey c. 1300 ensemble. You can see the cotte here if you haven't already, but I'm going to make two surcoats for it, one with sleeves and one without, a cloak and a hood. All from the same fabric and lined with white silk. The inspiration for this monochromatic ensemble is the trousseau of Isabella de Bruce from 1293 (for some reason the formatting of the document seems to be broken, it did not look like this before and I assume it will get fixed).
I didn't cut the lining, but I will probably do that today.
Maja slept better this night, but I'm still tired.

I need more fabric!!

I need more fabric. Having looked way too much at The romance of Alexander lately I feel a strong urge to make a 1340s dress from some periwinkle wool I have. But it needs a lining, and I don't think I have anything I can use that will look good. The white silk is dedicated to the murrey ensemble and I think wool, or possibly linen, would be a better choice anyway.
I will probably not make it laced, but as tight as I can get it without lacing and based on the Herjolfsnes tunics. I'm going for the late 1330s-early1340s barrel-shape here :)It's actually not just the Romance of Alexander that has inspired me, but also that I worked on the green Herjolfsnes-dress and realized how much tighter I could make it and still get into it. And I could use it under the green dress as well as under my "rabbit hunting dress", which I don't have a picture of, but it's made from a green and brownish(mud coloured?) cotton (yes, I know) brocade and based on this illumination from The Taymouth hours. Or maybe I should make it as the top layer, with hanging sleeves? But I still need an under cotte for those two dresses.
And I will sew it on machine, so it will go fast. I just need a lining fabric!!