Alrighty... Projects time

So, since this is my SCA A&S Blog, I had better identify the projects I either have on the boil or in the grand plan bucket.

1. Finish the Blue Dress of Disasters
The lovely Miss D patterened me for the bodice of this dress before I left Sydney for the fabulously isolated from useful people - Bendigo. I put the dress together pretty quickly.

First there was the "MonoBoob" issue. Yup, one large boob coming to a point - not particularly flattering.

Then I discovered it was too big. So I unpicked all the lovely hand stich finished seams and took it in. I thought this might solve the monoboob issue. It didn't.

After a second conslut with Miss D (while on a flying trip to Syd) she suggested just pushing the pointy bit back in on itself and hand stitching it into place thus making the curve less point. That worked.

Now, on to sleeves. I patterned them. I pinned them on and it all worked. Until I cut out the fabric and hand stitched the damn things in place... tight around the shoulders and can't sew up the seams.

I think I need to reshape the curve on the top of the sleeves... maybe?






And the sleeves have hardly any seam space to stich up. And since it's all a little tight and hard to cross my arms, something tells me forcing the seams closed would be a bad idea.

So I'll probably add a panel once I sort the top bit out... Or I might just make a new pattern and cut new sleeves.
Once the sleeves are on (and in working order) I just need to make oversleeves *phew* I'm tired thinking about it.


2. Dez's Red and Black Cloak
Actually this one is mostly done. He bought some thick red wool wanting to make a big cloak. Then he also bought some thinner black wool which he decided needed to go with the Red (there wasn't enough?) Anyway, paper patterns, washed wool which shrank - Dez was very surprised - some revised patterns, some making pattern big and cutting out wool and we have a 7/8 Cloak which falls to around his knees.

I just need to line it. I have the fabric, have cut and sewn it together, now I just have to sew the lining and the cloak together and finish it.

3. Hollandish
I have the fabric, just not the instructions on how to make it.
Will pester Miss D at Festival (ok more likely after Festival) and work on it after Festival crush

4. Dez's Tunic's/ Shirts
Again, have fabric but no real pattern. But he needs them for Festival so might have to get a wriggle on on that one.

5. Venetian Mask
For the Midwinter ball A&S comp in June. I have some leather and might investigate making a Commedia Mask... or maybe just some pretty mask and a basic costume... again, that's an after Festival crush project

6. Narrow Wares Kingdom A&S Entry
The plan is to try a couple of techniques and submit the lot with what/how/why I did it etc.
I'm thinking Lucet 9some vague it's kinda period doco), Fingerlooping, Nalbinging (if that's included), not sure I can think of any others... not keen on tablet weaving but maybe I need to 'try' it. Again, for May so shoudl do some now and some after Festival... or at Festival! Oh! I forgot to mention the attempt to spin my own yarn and THEN Fingerloop or Lucet it into a finished product... I've started the spinning, but not really good at it yet.

So there they are... yikes! 6!
Well, fingers crossed.