Eva's journal

It didn't start particularly good, but it turned out to be one of the most fun events I've been to in years.
The pain in my stomach didn't go away so on Friday morning I actually went to the ER. After X-rays were made they found out that it "only" was a really bad constipation, but they still thought it was a good thing that I came in, given the fact that I so recently had surgery in my stomach.
I got home again around 3 pm and started packing for us to go to the event. I had then not slept anything since Thursday morning, but kept going on sheer will power. 

My friend Amanda picked up me and Rickard in her car. When we reached the event, c 40 minutes drive from Gothenburg, we ofund that one piece of the lid that covers the big air hole on our inflatable mattress was missing. After a few unsuccesful attempts to McGyver it, Rickard took the car back home and gor our foam rubber mattress. This was actually much better for my body - the only reason we hadn't taken that mattress was that Amanda's car is really small. We did manage to get all our stuff into the car on the way home anyway, but it was a squeeze.

Anyway, despite not having slept I managed both to hold the Annual General Meeting of Gotvik, and become the chair of the group,and to be up drinking white wine mixed with bubbly water until 2 am. 

On Saturday I tried my bow for the first time. I didn't compete in the challenge though, but went inside and hung out with friends. It was nice not having anything to do on the event after cooking feast two events in a row.

Court was a little too long, but still nice. And Rickard got a local award, with a very beautiful scroll. I had made two scrolls too, and the recipients liked them.

Feast was good, though not spectacular in any way, and I had very good company at the table. After feast I stayed up to 4 am - drinking and chatting! I don't know how this older version of myself has come back :)

This was the first event since I got my coronet, so we took photos of me in garb with it on.

 

A few more photos here.

When I stepped down as baroness (SCA) I became a court baroness. it has taken a while fro me to decide what I wanted, but my friend Johanna, from Eva Johanna Arts &Crafts made this wonderful coronet for me. It is based on early to mid- 14th century Italian examples, but with a little fairy tale/romantic twist: the white flowers which are from my device, are more medieval romance than historically correct.






I'm wearing a t-shirt and haven't done anything with my hair, but you see the coronet at least. I will take proper photos soon, I've just been too busy with work, excercise and other projects.'

BTW, you really should follow that link to Johanna's busienss page, she makes droolworthy stuff.

 I have a bad cold and no energy to write, but here's a photo.






The short "bodice" makes my think of a hanbok.

More photos in my Italian 14th century album.

I ran out of hand sewing at our sewing meeting on Thursday (after putting snaps in the doll spencers and taking in a knitted cardigan that was too big for me. So I started on my late 13th-early 14th century Italian cotton gown. And since I am a very fast hand sewer, and I had some time for sewing at the Yule party, it was finished this morning. AND Rickard had the time to take photos before leaving for work - he works 2 pm to 10.20 pm Saturday and Sunday every other weekend.

Here's a link to the page about it.




Lots more photos there, and discussion about sources.

Today I have also finished a "net" caul made of metal braid for Valeria's Eleonora di Toledo outfit, I will probably start on the matching partlet tomorrow. Unless I have gotten some more yarn then and can finish my stepdad's christmas present. The are a priority.

 I'm back from Double Wars and I had a wonderful time. We came home last night and since then we have been busy unpacking, mending torn clothes, etc, so Ihaven't got the energy to write about it.  I have, however, posted lots of photos over at my costuming blog, here.

When unpacking I also went through some old clothes and tried them on. This one is from 1998.

Maja didn't really need more clothes right now, but then I bought this lovely, soft and draping yellow wool from Italienska Modetyger at a sewing faire. I bought all there was, but it was in no way enough for a gown. So mi-parti it had to be, and with Maja's arms being in red and yellow, red wool was an easy choice. It's no way near as soft as the yellow wool, but since the whole gown is lined with blue silk habotai even a kid may be able to wear it without dying from wool itchiness ;) (Except the yellow sleeve, I ran out of fabric and had to use red habotai in that one - contrast was important in the Middle Ages, so of course I couldn't use red in the red sleeve.)

The cut, which skims the body, but isn't tight, and the modest neckline would probably place this one in the 1330s or thereabout.



Now I'm going to rip of the skirt from Måns' waffenrock and replace it. And make Pies of Paris for dinner.

It was finished last week, but I needed to have some photos taken of course.



More photos, info and discussion over here.

Well, as it's a fairly basic A-line gown I can of course wear it as a c.1330 mi.parti gown from any part of catholic Europe really, but I am wearing it the Italian way, with a tie under the bust. It is all hand sewn from thin wool.



Discussiona and documentation over at my costume blog.

I know quite a few of my lj-friends crosspost their blog psots from other sites to lj - is there a simple way to do that, aside from copy paste?

It would be useful since I now put my research on costume in a seperate blog, and I often forget to mention it here when I have written something.

Anway, latest:

A survey of Italian women's 14th century surcoats with split sides.

Headwear for women in Italy ca 1300-1350

7/8 length sleeves in - you guessed it: 14th century Italy.

I printed on an existing gown and it looks really good.

I wrote a blog post about two garlands that I made with fake pearls and glass beads. You can see it here.

One of them: