What an adorable jacket, Bikegurl! :bouncy:
So this past Saturday we went to the Renaissance Faire again!
And this time, BWK had his doublet. Galadriel helped me sew on the clasps the night before. He got lots of compliments, along with being called "my lord". One of the cast members taught him how to dramatically sweep his hat off in greeting to a lady.
I modified this pattern more severely than I had ever done before. Two pieces for the front became four, two pieces for the back became three, the whole thing was lengthened, the various pieces all separated just above the waist, the buttons and placket were removed in favor of center-joining clasps, pockets were removed, red velvet ribbon was inserted into the seams, and rope was inserted into the armhole seams.
Originally McCall's M7216:
http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m7216-p ... age_id=915 -- the paisley vest D. I'm really proud of myself, and I think BWK looks awesome!
Closeup, in which you can see some of the red ribbon. I will be adding more red along the edges of the front slashes (where his shirt shows through... a common fashion of the time), and along the edges of the bottom hem:
The gold diamond fabric is a kind of textured velvet, and the striped fabric has velvet stripes with a kind of canvas in between. Both are upholstery remnants I got for next to nothing at a church yard sale, along with the rope. The red velvet ribbon was clearanced at Joann Fabrics.
My mom, in her dress with the new partlet:
Skirt: patterned olive tablecloth, black gold stretch twill (!) draperies. I had to put hem tape on both sides of every seam to keep it all from stretching, and so far it's working. The skirt needs re-hemming, as my mom had to hem it herself at the last minute, and she really can't see well.
Bodice: more black gold stretch twill, but this time it was interfaced and lined, so no stretching. Also, an olive table runner with gold chenille vines, and a copper table decorative thing with a sun embroidered on it. The sleeves are crinkled olive pillow sham fabric with lace from the sham, and trim that was purchased (gasp).
Hat: beige windowpane fabric over a light lime bedsheet with little white polka dots, but you can't see the dots through the windowpane, and the two colors mix to create a light beige-olive. The back of the hat is more of the skirt's green tablecloth, and the veil is a rust sheer curtain. The rabbit pelt was purchased. Galadriel made the hat, and made removable "earmuff" pads from more of the rabbit pelt. The partlet, discussed earlier in the thread, is from a pillow sham. She needed the earmuffs two years ago, but not this year.
Everything but the sleeve trim and the rabbit came from thrift stores.
My beloved Shay's outfit was essentially the same, with the addition of a leather pouch you cannot see in the picture. I am including a picture, though, because he wore his kilt down this time because it was very warm:
My turn!
The 1830s dress I've worn in the past is excessively unflattering. Very authentically done, but it makes me look three times my size. I was given a Renaissance dress, a relatively modest wench style dress, by a friend. Galadriel altered it for me, as it was too large, and this is the result:
If you look back at the previous picture of me, you will see how this dress makes me look like I lost some 60 pounds in three weeks! I wish I had, but nope. This dress merely does not make me look huge. I love it! I do need to cover the lace seams with satin ribbon. I added a leather belt and a mug Galadriel found for me at a thrift store. I need to add some boning next to the lacing holes of the bodice so it doesn't keyhole on me like in the picture. Little things, and we're always working and improving anyway. Also, I wore the test partlet I made (in preparation for making Mom's partlet) for a little more modesty at the shoulders.
