A long time coming..

Well this hasn't been updated in a year.. I promise I do make stuff!

But now for something completely different :)

I finally digitized all the family's devices (for the SCA)

Ælfwynn of York

(that's me) name accepted in June 2014

Gules, a pair of wings conjoined in lure, a point pointed argent

device accepted in June 2015
Awards
Award of Arms 2003
Gyllene Bandets Orden (Golden ribbon) 2005
Orden des Lindquistringes 2008
Panache 2012
Dragon's Tear 2013
Heart of Gotvik 2017
Princess of Nordmark May 2017

Jacob Gareys

(the husband who never responded when ppl called him Axel Jäderholm anyway..)

Gules, an anvil a point pointed and in chief three mullets of six argent

name & device accepted June 2015

Awards
Award of Arms 2005
LjusOrden (Order of Light) 2015
Gyllene Bandets Orden (Golden Ribbon) 2014
St Egons Hjärta (Heart of S:t Egon) 2016 

Beatrix Gareysin

(the teenager now with the title LADY after her AoA at Double Wars)

Azure, issuant from base a sun and in chief three etoiles Or

name & device accepted June 2015
Awards
Dragon's Jewel 2010
Nordmarks Ekorre 2011
Dragon's Pride 2015
Award of Arms 2016

Anna Gareysin

(so she can play Frost whenever she wants)

Purpure, a papillion and in chief three hearts Or
name & device accepted in June 2015
Awards
Dragon's Jewel 2015
Nordmarks Hare 2016

Also found an old shield base that I played around with.. because it's fun :P

Black skull with white wings is a badge I'm thinking about for myself, on the right is the purple arm with golden goblet from my household The Purple Dragon, green poofy feather, scales for merchant and Libra and a sewing needle (it used to be a sword..)

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/

Progress!

FINALLY!
cut out all the pieces for Mr J's sleeves - outer fabric and lining, no interlining in the sleeves since he's a very.. 'hot' person.. in all sense of the word according to me ;) and sew them together separately so that I can [vändsy] them together making the top curvy part look so much better with less effort :) well they're now pinned together and ready for me to finish them tomorrow and attatch them to the bodice(? what's it called when it's on a man..? torso?)

Still the pattern fits perfectly together as does all the pieces of fabric -knock on wood- let's hope it stays this way 'til it's finished.

Thinking about what length I should do the skirt and if I should lace or use buttons.. any ideas?

Well.. while I tended to the sleeves T1 finished her pilgrim's bag and blinged it out with twi teal coloured tassles I made for her. She's very proud of her werk, as am I <3