Elizabethan coif

Yesterday, when I didn't go to choir practice because I didn't feel well, I made an elizabethan coif from the pattern in The Tudor Tailor. I first made a mock-up from the same hideous cotton print I used to mock-up my 18th century dress (sorry, no pictures of the mock-up, you have to trust me that it looked awful). It turned out a little too small. I think it's the combination of my a little larger than average head and pretty thick hair. So I added two centimetres on the circumference and also made the brim go a little further in front. Though there are many pictures of really small, dainty coifs I've seen some that are more covering too, and I think that fits my peasant costume better. Also this swedish c. 1600 glass painting which has been part of the inspiration show both small and large coifs/caps. Most of them are in colour, but there is one white, and one where you see a white edge on a black cap, probably an under cap. Today I plan to make an over cap from a dull red wool to wear over the white cap.
Anyway, 'nough talking, here's a ( photo )

The new peasant outfit is finished

I want to make a new lacing cord for the kirtle, right now it's laced with black 5mm cotton tape, but that's it.

( And here it is: )

I will try to work on the web site during the weekend, so that I can upload the page on Monday or so.

Maja-quote of the day

So there I was, watching P&P and sewing new, much larger, underarm gussets in a gathered, low-cut smock (like jenthompson's camicia, but smaller of course)that I sewed to Valeria two years ago when she wanted a 16th century dress. This should make it possible for her to wear it now, since the critical point was the space under the arms.
Maja wanted me to do something with her and I said: "Soon, mummy's just going to finish pinning Valeria's dress" and Maja answers with a disapproving voice: "It's not Valeria's dress, it's smock!" (Det är inte Valerias klänning, det är särk!)
And she's not yet three.