Eva's journal

When we took these the sun had come out, and after we had had lunch we went to a very beautiful, small nature reserve, enjoying blooming meadows, a water fall, the view over the lake, and sunny weather.

This was the first time I wore my new Regency spencer, and it definitely looks better when you have the right type of underwear. But still, if you take many photos some are bound to come out good.



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On Wednesday before Rickard went to work I also got some phots of me wearign the spencer the way it was intended to: over my Regency ballgown, that I made in December last year.

The curls are fake clip-on bangs from eBay - I love them.

Last Saturday Vendela (younger twin) was going to go to the horse that she takes care of and take photos of me in my regency riding outfit. But the weather forecast said rain all day. It actually didn't rain all day, but we didn't know that beforehand.

But today we are finally going, so now I am going to dig out my clothes and get dressed. I also need to pack normal clothes, because I am walking home the 5 kilometres from her place to where we live afterwards. She's picking me up by car though, so that I can get dressed at home.

 The hallux valgus surgery went well. I had a horrible first night, but since then it has been going very well. I am tired and sleep a lot and don't have the energy to work from home, which I thought that I would be able to do. Hopefully I will get better soon. And until then I mostly sit and hand sew and watch movies or listen to audio books and receive visits from friends 
Two days ago I started on a regency day dress which ought to be finished tomorrow.

I can't really sit in front of the computer much, sine I need my foot elevated and i couldn't get EllJay to work ion my tablet, so I'm not updating or reading much.

 Today the various university departments here in Gothenburg had a chance to present themselves to high school students and I had been asked my my department, the Department of Historical Studies, to represent history - and to dress up for it. Since the archaeologist showed a 12th century skull we decided that it was better with another time period than medieval. So I put on one of my regency outfits. It was a bit tricky, since hubby wasn't at home to help me with the ties in the back of the gown. I managed, but couldn't really hide the ties properly by myself. Luckily I ran into hubby downtown who not only took a photo of me, but also helped my with the ties.After the presentation I met Valeria and when we got home I made hummus and then went to the gym for 45 minutes before getting back and making the rest of our dinner consisting of salad, hummus, bread and falafel.

My friend katarian came over for tea and sewign and since I didn't have any othre project to work on I cut out, and actually finished, a bonnet to wear with my wool redingote.





I hope that I will be able to get some photos of me wearing them together this week, With better light, this is really harsh.

My ankle still hurts a lot if I walk on it too much, so I am using my crutches more again. Today I had to get to the university since I teach a class, but I relaxed at home before lunch, working on my soon finished regency redingote, and listening to an audio book together with Rickard.

I look forward to going home and finish the very last hand sewing. Or at least the hand sewing that I can finish, I need to get either buttons or some other closure for it, but my foot is not well enough to get me down town to buy supplies.

So, next project ought to be one of these:

* Santa skater dress from stretch velour for me

* regency dresses for the dolls

* Winter bonnet to match the redingote. This will require some notions to finish, but I think that I could start it with what I have at home.

A group that I've never met has this meet up in 19th century clothing to go to the Christmas market at the nearby (extremely nearby, I see it from my kitchen window) amusement park on Sunday the 10th, and I'm hoping that I will be well enough for that by then, but then I would like to have a bonnet. And actually I wouldn't mind having a wool dress to wear under the redingote too, though so many layers of linen and cotton (shift, stays, petticoat, gown) may be warm enough.


 

I started on them yesterday, and finished them today, after Anna and Mattias had left. Anna was beign wonderful, helping Mattias with his bliaut, while I sat and rested, sewed a little on these, and finished a scroll that I have to mail to the princess of Nordmark tomorrow. The evening was spent watching "Thin Blue Line" on DVD with hubby and finishing the petticoats. They close with tiny metal snaps, because I couldn't find any velcro at home. I have to get that later this week, since I plan for velcro closure with ornamental buttons only, on the actual dresses. Not tomorrow, since I think getting to work and being there is about all that I should ask of my injured foot.

My ankle is better now, I have even tried taking a few steps without crutches, and can careful put some weight on my right foot. Still better and easier with crutches though, so I try to remember to use them. I am very tired however, probably due to sleeping badly, with my foot elevated, but I hope that that will get better too.

I thought that I was going to be really excited about making things for the doll when they came, and I am, but I realize that I would even more like to have all the things made, than actually making them ;) I also had a hard time deciding which period they should wear. But I decided to start with regency. So yesterday I made shifts for them, and I have now started to cut out petticoats (with bodices) for them and will hopefully have the energy to start on those tonight.

My girls. I am going to re-paint the faces, but I need to have daylight, and a clearer head for that.




On the other hand I want to make myself a regency wool pelisse/redingote too.

Not to mention that I wanted to be able to go out and catch pokémon and raid this weekend, but that is of course out of the question with my foot.

Tomorrow Mattias, a new guy from the medieval group will come over and Anna and I will help him with his orange silk bliaut, lined in pink. I will also try to finish a scroll that needs to be sent to their highnesses for a n event that takes place next weekend.

It needs ties and trimming, but otherwise it's pretty nice and will work well with my velvet spencer I think. It's from raspberry pink silk shantung. I had hoped that there would be enough velvet for a hat, but there was only small scraps left when I had finsihed the new collar.

 Well, actually I love velvet, but not sewing it, my entire kitchen is covered with raspberry pink lint.

Apart from making lint I am going to make a spencer for Saturday's picnic. Just to ensure that the weather stays nice and warm. 

I really want to start on it now, but since I'm using the sewing machine for htis and live in a flat I think I ought to wait until after 8 am.