Okay, I had made a gown for a client and had tons of fabric left over. The gown is we would consider a purplish pink. I forget the exact name of it during the Reniassance, other than it starts with an A. She wanted it for her volunteer work at a children's hospital. So if you see her running around in this, please take a picture and send it to me!
Well, the pattern said 8 yards but, after heavily modifying it, it turns out I only needed 5! So I had three yards left over. I should probably back up to opening night of Star Wars. I know that sounds odd but I had made the Padme's Peacock Gown from my own pattern. The pattern is based on an old 1850's coat I have lying around. (I have tons of old textiles!)
The sloppy picture is mine. :-) Well, as I wore the entire gown to the premire of Ep 3, a lady behind me in line told me she was also with the SCA and that the coat probably could double for some medieval clothing. Taking that suggestion, I decided to use the pattern for a late tudor, early Elizabethan Spanish Surcote.
The above is similar to what I want my surcote to look like. I love the look of the sholders but I want my to be closed in front with no sleeves. What I did is take the 54" grape stain purple velvet and added 12" to my orginal pattern so it would hit the floor while wearing a hoop skirt. Since my battery is dead on my camera and I can't find the recharger, the only picture I have right now of the surcote is the following:
You can see the shape and that it consists of a meer five pieces, the two aplets (sp?), the two front pieces, and the back piece cut on the fold. Amazingly, I think I might have still enough fabric left over to do a parti-colored cotehardie of the grape stain purple velvet and the purple plaid I won at the silent auction (breifly mentioned in the chair entry).
I'll post more pictures once I find the battery recharger....
I wish i had the motivation to sew. I've got the machines. I've got the material, I've got the patterns. Just no motivation what so ever. I'd rather hire someone else to do it for me. Someone come kick start me into gear.
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isabelladangelo) wrote2005-07-28 12:58 pm
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Your new garb is amazing! I wish I could sew [sigh].
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Beautiful work. good job.