Greetings! I’m Anne deBasillion. I’ve been in the SCA for about 6 years and have been making garb since the beginning. Not historically accurate (HA) garb mind you. I won’t share pics of my first or even second garb – trust me you’re welcome. I do have a silver brooch but have never won a garb competition. I’ve done the Birka challenge a couple of times but again it wasn’t HA soooo yeah. I’ve gotten better at doing things HA but I have a secret – I hate hand sewing. Like loathe it entirely. Also, I have a kid who wants Tudor garb. Does he hate me? perhaps….
So here we are – I’ve been interested in Ethereal Seamstress for a while but then Covid and now I have a chance to do this that’s slightly less anxiety inducing. (Except that we started a bathroom remodel at pretty much the same time – I probably should question my life choices.) Alright then – Novice level solo team – son gets his Tudor. Great. I can’t really draft patterns but commercial patterns are acceptable. Now I do know a thing or two about HA Tudor because I *gasp* did research. I turned to the Tudor Tailor and the Medieval Tailor Assistant to help modify that commercial pattern I picked.
So that DEFINITELY meant that I needed a test run. Also maybe shoes, gloves and a pouch? Ummmm sure? So below are pictures of all the fabric I’m going to be working with. Here goes nothing, or maybe something. Time and fate will tell.
Glad to see I am not the only one who keeps pattern pieces for separate garmets in ziplock baggies!
Definitely not. This is the first time I’ve done a whole entire everything outfit all at one time. I needed to stay organized.
You are going to do fine. I’m proud of you for doing this competition as it is no small feat.
Good luck
Greetings, Your Excellency, and welcome to e-BBM!
Thank you for entering into the competition, and good luck. You’re miles ahead of me, as hand-sewing is something I have not tried, and machine sewing is… something I usually lack time to even attempt. Good luck to you, and you’ve got a great support network. This is a lot of fun, and I look forward to seeing your progress as things come together!
YiS,
Kay Leigh
Seneschal, BBM
Thank you Mistress Kay Leigh. I am very glad that BBM found a way to still hold this event.
Greetings! I look forward to seeing how your test run goes, and what you learn. One question: are your Test materials simliar enough to the Final materials to give you useful info about fit and drape? I learned the hard way on some materials over the years.
Some of the test materials are in fact the same fabric just in different colors. The materials for the gown are different but I think they will behave somewhat close to each other.