Ready for the event

[frualeydis]

Not only did I finish the green jerkin (a doublet without sleeves is a jerkin, or am I totally wrong?) but I also actually put ties in various sleeves and stitched the ruffs to sleeves and collar respectively. This will no doubt make my life much easier tomorrow when I'm going to get dressed, first for the day and then for the feast. Everything is front-closed, but tying sleeves to kirtles or bodices and fixing ruffs always takes more time than planned.
Everyting is packed too. The only thing I won't have time to do is buy something to drink; maybe I will go out early tomorrow to do that. Or not. armillary is coming by to pick up my stuff so that I won't have to carry it on the bus myself tomorrow. Because he's one of the sweetest persons I know.
The reason I won't go out to the event today is that one of the PhD-students defended her dissertation today and tonight there's a party to celebrate the new doctor.

Oh, almost forgot: A photo of said jerkin. The ruffs are just put there for the photo and tomorrow I will wear red sleeves. And headwear.

Comments

[myladyswardrobe.livejournal.com]

Very nice. Love the colour and the fit is excellent.

Yes, doublet without sleeves (and sleeves not intended to be attached to it) is a Jerkin though I havent yet come across a reference to a Jerkin for a woman - only doublet.

Inspiring me to get back to work on mine - providing I can get rid of the cramp in my leg when I sit on this particular chair! Ouch!

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Jerkin, doublet, they weren't altogether sure all the time themselves.

Anyway, yours looks spiffy! I do like that colour green. It's luscious and alive and vibrant. I want to see it up close and personal now! Is it all new? Fabulous, Eva, fabulous.

[peronel.livejournal.com]

Nice. You look real, not dressed up, and properly tudorly shaped.

(I keep trying to keep kentwellies that you can be period and sexy without tits on a platter. No joy so far. But you prove the point.)

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

Dude, have you seen the pics of me from Coronation in January? I was in my slashed kirtle. If I may say so myself: I was hottt. With three t:s.

http://swein.campus.luth.se/gallery/2008_12thNightCoronation/ED_DSC_0385
http://swein.campus.luth.se/gallery/2008_12thNightCoronation/ED_DSC_0493
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/2176240582/in/set-72157603656490228/

Silly people don't know what they're missing.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yes, you were sizzling.

/Eva

[herzeloyde.livejournal.com]

Snyggt! Jag har för övrigt öl i mitt kylskåp som är kvar sedan påsk om du vill ha till imorgon.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Jätteschysst.
Jag ringer vid tiotiden eller så.

/Eva

[jehanearbonne.livejournal.com]

What event is this? Some Gotvik thing?

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Jupp, St.Egon. Nordrike har jubileumsfest för kungaparet nu också, men ser jag ut som att jag skulle åka till Skåne för det? Nä! För långt och besvärligt.

/Eva

[billy-oblivionx.livejournal.com]

A lot of this sounds Swedish to me but in English, may I say, you look lovely.

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

My take on the jerkin-definition issue is that a jerkin is a second layer of doublet... it can have sleeves, but more commonly not, but the point of it is that it is worn over the doublet layer.

So I think of the definition primarily in terms of use.

For a woman, if it's worn over a low-necked bodice, it's a doublet, if it's worn over a high necked/doublet bodice, it's a jerkin.

Also, I suspect that construction differences may have played a part - the jerkin being far less stiffened/boned than the doublet, as it's intended to be worn as an optional layer over the doublet so the doublet would have the stiffening regardless and the jerkin probably wouldn't (or wouldn't have as much)

If any of that makes sense?

Anyhow, yoru green one is not only very nice - but it's green so it's even better.

Teddy

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the denifnition. Then this is a hybrid - it's worn over a low necked bodice but has virtually no boning, since there's enogh boning in the kirtle. Anyway; I'm going to try to piece togehter some sleeves for it later, because I think that will look better.

/Eva