The blue peasant outfit is up!

[frualeydis]

By avoiding doing things I really should do, like spending time with Maja, and cleaning, I have finished and put up the page about my blue peasant outfit. Now I must spend some time with my little darling, and then there's laundry.

Comments

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

It's really wonderful, looks like clothes from the time and not a costume at all!

[sneprinsesse.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I have learned something new about aprons now.
And I am curious about what the kirtle looks like under the apron - I would like to see what the bottom of the front opening looks like. Do you have any pictures without the apron?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

No, no pictures, but there isn't a split in the skirt, instead the sides of the bodice are sewn to the skirt c 15 cm apart and when the bodice is alced closer the excess fabric is folded in under one of the bodice pieces. It doesn't stay there perfectly, but good enough, especially when I'm wearing the apron. I'm thinking about adding a hook and an eye though, or possibly an eyelet in teh skrt so that I lace it in place when I lace the bodice.

/Eva

[mirazandar.livejournal.com]

it looks really good. i love the shape and colour

[therru.livejournal.com]

The jacket is beautiful! And the kirtle is really reminiscent of the simpler folk costumes from my part of Skåne, except not quite as short in the bodice.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Well, Scania is the part of Sweden that has some 16th century "remnants" in their folk costumes. The 17th century is mostly visible in the Toarp costume from here and the rest are either 18th or 19th century. But you know that of course.

/Eva

[sneprinsesse.livejournal.com]

I think I understand, thanks for explaining :)

[therru.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do :)
This means that if I do ever get to sew an everyday style folk costume, I could probably use it as a 16th C peasant costume if I only wear different shoes, headgear and apron with it. Mind you, the white linen headcloth that was worn by the married women in the south-west of Scania is probably quite old as well.

[seamstrix.livejournal.com]

You look gorgeous and the outfit just looks....right. Congratulations!

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thnak you. An thank you everybody for your kind words.

/Eva

[love3angle.livejournal.com]

Wonderful clothing, m'dear. How I wish more faire participants would put half so much effort into looking "right." :-)

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I guess we all have different motivations adn things that dirve us when it comes to in some way recreating the past. For me it's mainly the research and the sewing, for many faire participants I guess that performing and the atmosphere play a greater role than re-search and recreating the actual past.

/Eva