Spring cleaning

I finally took the time to go through all our medieval garb, and made lots of LISTS (ofcourse). Inventory well needed!

Happy list maker indeed :D

I also set aside all that needed mending.. well that was a LOT!

Most of my garb need some type of mending or alteration.. but I do use my garb a lot more than my family.. since it's part of my work wear :)

Also came to the conclusion that T1 has 1.5 dresses that work.. she's outgrown the rest.. Well the .5 she's working on altering herself *proud mother*.

I also found my old moybog dress I used to wear at my old medieval workplace in Kungälv. It has a lot of holes and lots of ware and tare.. so I made T1 try it on with great success! We need to shorten it and mend, and take it in.. but if I don't make it super tight she can wear it for many years to come :)

She also needs a new "kitchen" dress since she LOVES helping out (wonder where she gets that from..) ;) and plenty more shifts and one or two aprons.

For T2 I'm working on a 15th century short sleeve dress in a fantastic green wool from Handelsgillet. She made me use the toille fabric as a lining or she would refuse to wear it.. It is green with white hippos.. she's VERY happy ;)

I'm almost done with it. Making folds in the dress to be able to make it longer in the future. She's grown over 10cm in 1 year!

She's getting some other well needed play garb as well :)

I've already mended one of my dresses, my Birgitta cap and the blue under skirt for my Landsknecht dress.

Me in my landsknecht dress at St Egon celebration in the Barony of Gotvik in Nordmark (Kingdom of Drachenwald in the SCA). The linen underskirt showing. The queen, who usually wear her landsknecht hat with lots of feathers, couldn't for obvious reason not wear them at the event. Thus I wore a LOT of feathers to please her :)

Today (Saturday) I took on mending Mr J's shirt for the 7th time in 3 years :P

First mended some ripped seams, AND reinforced them this time. 

Then I reinforced the neck slit (halssprund) with some button stitches and an extra reinforcement with a langette covered string ca 1-1.5 cm above the bottom of the slit.

When I THOUGHT I was done I found two holes on the left sleeve (honestly, what does he do with his garb?!!)..

So I tended to them as well.

Started with attaching a linen patch on the back for stability. (Pic 1)

Did a running stitch around the holes (pic 2), and then started making "lines" (warp?) over the hole. (Pic 3) After that I started with the weft, weaving with the linen thread over the hole. I used the needle to push it tighter.

The pics are very zoomed in. It's not as visible irl :)

Mr J will also be needing loads of new garb.. :P

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Now a quick trip down memory lane..

T1 at ca 1.5 years summer 2002

T2 at ca 7 months at DoubleWars 2009

Time flies! ❤️

The to-do-list just keeps growing and growing..

Finally got around to doing an inventory of all our garb to make lists (yes I do love my lists) of what needs to be mended, replaced and/or made..

We brought our pavillion home from Visby and need to measure it out again since we need new beds that actually fit.. T2 is too tall for the travel crib anymore :P so the girls need easy beds and we need a smaller one. We have a GREAT one but it's HUGE and weigh a ton!

To do (so I don't loose track):

Me:

• Small linnen shift - sew shut the breast feeding holes..
• Linnen shifts for working dress - mend both and replace the sleeves (I made them back in 2004 and have used them A LOT since then)
• Red velvet sleeves - adjust to the new yellow 15th c work dress a bit tight though..
• Yellow 15th c work dress - weave edges, fix the hemming, fix the sleeves and some other stuff..
• Trossfrau - Mend lacing (replace with hooks and eyes?), some holes, ripped silk, slit the skirt(?)
• Trossfrau sleeves - Mend and add lacing holes
• Smocked shirt - finish smocking and hemming
• Trossfrau hat - make a new since T1 got mine..

Not super important

• Wimple - make a larger one
• Birgitta cap - make a new one
• Red Italian - make sleeves, pimp skirt
• Moybog - adjust..? or sell it? or redo it for T1..
• Whulsthaube - reduce the size
• Red petticote - finally finish! Found the skirt part this weekend! it needs wings too.. made it in 2005..
• English fitted gown - add more hooks in the front
• London hood - press

Jacob:

• Black hose - mend and make wedge
• 14th c hose - make new (make pattern)
• 15-16th c hose - make new? (make pattern)
• Braies (brokor) - make new
• Red doublet - mend  neckline, replace metal buttons with woolen? project for camp..
• make 16th c shirt?
• Black straight pants - mend

Not super important:

• Blue jerkin - remake closure, it also needs it's wings and new buttons..
• Make early tudor garb
• 14th c headgear
• Lacing vest - make one..?

T1: the 13 year old is actually fixing most of her stuff her self! *pruod*

• Birgitta cap - make new
• 16th c shirt - make?
• Linnen skirt - make for trossfrau
• 14/15th c dress - make?
• Purple trossfrau - fix bodice, slit the back?
• Purple trossfrau sleves - needs to be made and also add lacing holes
• Dark red trossfrau - needs a hook at the skirt
• Dark red trossfrau - sleeves needs to be made
• Straw hat - mend and remove black ribbon
• Apron - make new for kitchen duty

Not super important:

• Waffenrock and hose for the war games

T2: found two boxes of T1s old dresses! they only need some alterations :)

• Blue Italian 15th c dress - make new closure
• Partlet - fix the side
• Grey shift - add buttons
• Pink princess - puff needs some TLC on the sleeves and the lacing in the back.. could use some mending if I can find the fabric
• Viking apron dress - let it out somewhat.. 
• Black 16th c sleeveless dress - the girls have decided that the dress will be turned into a Landsknecht.. so it needs pimpin.. and maybe a hat..
• Viking kaftan - move the buttons and let the hem back down

Not super important:

• Red English fitted gown and cap - will have to wait until this fall but needs a lot of work since I never totally finished it.. redo the bodice, pimp the skirt
• Shift - make new?

Sell?

• Green play dress - redo if I can find the fabric or put it away..
• 16th c silk dress - make longer strings or put it away.. (it's not like we have a shortage of dresses)

and then there's the furniture and kitchen things to fix.. and put together

so.. TO WORK!

The mad hatter

Well.. me and my eldest daughter (T1 12yrs) are going to 12th night Coronation in Attemark..

For some time now she's been asking (pestering..) me about making her some landsknecht dresses..

well.. since she's outgrown her purple dress I thought it would be easier to start with redoing it and pimping it instead.. and I also got her some feathers for Christmas (she went SQUEEEEE!)

DONE:

• Opening up the neck and widening the holes for the arms (?? lost my words there.. ärmhålet..)
• Lengthening the dress (well.. have to lengthen it some more now..)
• Removing the lacing (she hated it)
• Remove the black trim on the bodice
• Remove the sleeves that are too small and need Landsknecht-pimpin'

TO DO:

• Pimp the sleeves (white poof poof)
• Add lacing points to sleeve and dress for attachment
• Lengthen it some more..
• Add hooks and eyes to the front
• Add new trim to the bodice
• Slash the back (flower design she's made herself)
• Make hat.. sorted that.. see pic below ;)
• Make underdress
• Make false collar
• Make cap
• Redo my old (too small) partlet to fit her

I've also told her that it's time she started making (at least parts of) her own garb.. ;)

Turns out my small hat fit her and her new feathers PERFECTLY!
Just need to remove some of my bling..

Well.. now I need a new hat instead :P To be honest.. the small one was a "temporary" one I made over 5 years ago and is too small for me anyway.. so I gathered some info on hats I like.. this time my inspiration was:

1. Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1520/1530
2. Portrait of a young woman as allegory warning against foolishness and false love. Attr. to the
Master of the portraits of the Princes,1485-1500
3. Standing Woman Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder  (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar)
4. Rektorat von Werner Schlierback WS 1506. Basel, Universitätsbibliothek vol 1.

First sketches:

From above, underneath (with the silk filled brim) and the layout of the top bit..

My own lists before 12th Night Coronation

TO DO:

• Sleeves
• Find them :P
• Mend the poof poof by the elbows (also make it harder for me to get caught in door handles all the time..)
• Sort out a good attatch-to-bodice solution
• Add poof slash bling to the top of the sleeves (? haven't decided yet) and thus hiding the attatch-to-bodice whoblah
• Kampfrau dress
• Mend the lacing
• Mend the front seam in the skirt
• Make new hat..
• Make new wulst (smaller than the first one..) Got some excellent ideas from Viscountess Whilja thank-you-very-much!

Well you know I love pinterest.. so I created a new board for my 16th C garb project(s)
http://www.pinterest.com/aelfwynne/garb-project-16th-c-germanic/

And here's my 16th C garb colletion too:
http://www.pinterest.com/aelfwynne/garb-ideas-1500s/