Embroidered Shirt Update

I didn't get the shirt completed for Festival (in fact I barely got much done at all). However, I did get some fighting shirts completed and I finished my woollen coat. One good thing about making the fighting shirts in lieu of making my embroidered shirt is that I have figured out a pattern. Yay!

So far I have almost finished the handsewing on one of the sleeves and when I have finished the second sleeve I will once again start the embroidery for the collar and cuffs. Oh by the way I chose pattern number 1 from the post below.

While making the shirt I have been thinking on the style of hat to make. I have found a hat I like but it is from 12 years later than the frock I want to make (the shape is ok for the time period just not the decoration). I can still embroider a hat with goldwork but for the period I am looking at they tended towards the more geometric designs and if I was to go with the hat below I would need to redesign the embroidery anyway because the original has roses.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Asper_001.jpg

For the frocks I am talking about, scroll down to see the following link http://annavonfreiburg.blogspot.com/2010/01/gnw-tasks-16th-century-outfit.html.

GNW Tasks - Update

In my last post I mentioned that before I could start the shirt for my 16th century outfit there were a few things I needed to get finished before I could start the shirt. Here is where I am:

I am not far off of being at the point where I have completed enough sewing to get by at Festival, I am almost finished an underskirt to wear with the Spanish Stanzi gave me and after that I have another under skirt to complete and then a woollen coat. The skirt I can get done in less than a day and the coat I need to get a pattern for. I have asked for help from Morde but I will ask again as that was a couple of weeks ago as she is somewhat distracted at the moment by making Greek for an upcoming local event. There are a of course a few other bits and pieces I would like to get done but they are by no means 100% necessary!

I narrowed down the patterns I would like to use for embroidering the collar and cuffs on the shirt.

All of the patterns come from Egenolff, Christian, Modelbuch, some of the plates suggest that the book was published in 1527 but one of the plates is dated 1533.

Choice 1

Choice 2

Choice 3

Choice 4

Choice 5

Choice 6

Choice 7

Choice 8

So I have narrowed it down to eight patterns, but I think I will go with Choice 1, but I may change my mind between now and starting the embroidery.

Also, I started to have a go at Illumination on Friday so I will continue along with that as that can be another task to tick off the list from Great Northern War.

GNW Tasks - 16th Century Outfit

First of all refer to previous post in regards to GNW Tasks.

So maybe I won't have the time to get a whole outfit done, that is ok, I will take Stanzi's advice and try to make a shirt. Once I have a gotten a few other bits and pieces out of the way I will make a start on an embroidered shirt to go with a German Frock I have the fabric for. Well the frock I want to make is actually Swiss but then the Swiss at the time were heavily influenced by German fashion anyway.

Basel Woman Turned to the Left, Costume Study by Hans Holbein the Younger

Here is a similar frock to the one above.

Basel Woman Walking towards the Left, Costume Study by Hans Holbein the Younger

I have the fabric for the shirt and the embroidery silk as well, I just need to decide on a pattern for the embroidery.

For the main frock the fabric I have an olive green wool and I would like to use a burgundy in either a heavy wool or velveteen for the guards.

When I get actually get a start on the abovementioned shirt I will post a picture of my chosen embroidery pattern.

GNW Tasks

For the last two years at Great Northern War I was invited to come along to the MoralezBeaumont Household meeting that is held at Great Northern War everyyear. The first year I attended was in 2008 where the members of my household just sat and observed the goings on.

Every year MoralezBeaumont set themselves tasks for the following year. Last year the friends of MoralezBeaumont were also invited to set tasks for themselves to achieve over the next 12 months.

I set myself three:
To become authorised as a heavy Fighter
Enter a 16th C costume in Laurel Prize Tourney
Take up a craft that she hasn't done before

Of the three tasks so far I have only achieved becoming authorised as a heavy fighter, YAY!

Time will tell if I achieve the other two, but it is looking somewhat doubtful at this stage.