Working on Easter Day

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Since this holiday steals two working days from me, when pre-school is closed but Rickard still works I'm at work today, when he's free. I'm working on the introductory chapter and I think it's coming along nicely. I'm going to print it and read it through tonight, when the kids are in bed, and then do the changes on tuesday.

I finished the re-made sleeves on Rickard's tunicella yesterday and started on the Herjolfsnes dress. Of course it turned into a hand-sewing project, but you knew that, didn't you?
The thing with hand sewing medieval clothes is that it gives you a sense of well-being because it's the period way to do it. It is also not as much work as hand sewing victorian or 18th c. clothes, or even most renaissance, because there's usually less details to work on. Especially for the 13th and 14th century where clothes in general aren't very decorated.
Of course, my latest 16th century clothes have quite a lot of hand sewing too, it's usually only the skirt panels, bodice seams and sleeve seam that is done by machine. The skirt is always attached by hand because it's stronger and the sleeves are easier to fit to the armscye by hand. And all shifts, no matter period are hand sewn because it lasts so much longer. Back stitches in waxed linen thread beats machine stitching any day. But I'm digressing.
The weather continues to be nice. It's not as sunny as yesterday or friday, but it still is pleasant weather and around 50 F

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[loreleyjacob.livejournal.com]

You make me want to learn to sew...