Now that the bodice and the skirt are completed we need to add the lacing holes. The bodice will be laced on the side using a spiral lacing pattern. I have found that this type of lacing holds more firmly than an "X" pattern lacing, especially for someone more endowed like I am. The first… Continue reading 14th C. Sleeveless Shift – Spiral lacing holes
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Fibers
Fibers are the raw materials used in fiber / textile arts.
Tudor Smocks
Let's get started making the costume. We start with the base underlayer of the whole thing: the smock. So I used the instructions from the Tudor Costume page for my smock. It is based on rectangular construction, which I am very familiar with as I normally dress in Norse or Anglo Saxon clothing. This was… Continue reading Tudor Smocks
And so it begins
My research into my Tudor style clothing for the Magna Faire event took me to some great websites. (From one of the websites I ordered a book to go with the others that I already had.) At first I felt a little overwhelmed when I read some of what I would have to make, but… Continue reading And so it begins
New clothes
So, recently, I went to an event called MagnaFaire. Everyone in the household I belong to was asked (stress the word asked) to make the attempt to wear something from the Tudor time period, as that was the theme of the event. I was looking around saying, "I am a Viking, what do I know… Continue reading New clothes
Research Junkie
I have always been interested in history. In fact, a few of my friends said that it didn’t surprise them in the least when they had heard I had joined a "living history" group. It's a wonderful feeling being able to dress in clothing from the different time periods, developing a persona, and interacting with… Continue reading Research Junkie
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