My new bliaut

[frualeydis]

My new bliaut is coming along nicely. A funny coincidence is that the image I'm (more or less) basing it on was posted and discussed on the 12thcenturygarb-list. I got it from a book on the high middle ages that I bought ten years ago in Belgium and then suddenly, as I decide to make that dress, somebody else sees the picture and there's a lot of people getting excited about it. Anyway, this is the picture in question. I'm aware that it's a picture of "Philosophy", but this type of dress can be seen in other german images from the 12th century too. I'm not going to do the trim in the front because I don't have enough trim. I might add that later if I can get hold of some more. The dress will also have avery long slit in the front so that I can nurse in it.
I have now put all the pieces together and felled and hand sewn the seams and am currently hemming it. Since it's a very narrow dress that should go fast. the next thing is to find some felted wool that I will back the opening in the sides and the neck opening with to provide some stability for the trim and the lacing holes.

BTW, the teaching class today went fine, Maja slept all the time. But I really have to remake my notes for that class because I always end up having to cut it very short in the later part of the roman empire having spent too much time on hellenism, the early history of Rome etc.

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[mirazandar.livejournal.com]

They all do that. In my opinion the roman empire is pretty dull, and when they skip that part, it leads to me not reding it with much interrest, and being quite surprised when we get that part on the exam. (which in our case, we did)