Author Archives: La Castellana Vieja

D. The Last of This Project, and Lessons Learned I was not as happy with the way the pellote turned out, but at least I will know better for the next time I attempt it. For one, I will not … Continue reading →

C. One Set of Needles Postponed the Other Set I would have finished this thing completely but for the fact that I had my first dose of the vaccine recently, and I wasn’t quite up to it. However, I did … Continue reading →

B. Hemming and Hawing I have finished the trimming. All that’s left now where the pellote is concerned is the hemming of the interlining and the liner. Once all three layers are done, the three layers will be attached at … Continue reading →

A. The Trimming of the Pellote This weekend was a full one, what with various home chores and Easter at the in-laws’ place, so I could not get much done, but I did pin the neckline and center seam trim … Continue reading →

IV. The Epilogues The succeeding posts will be for cataloging what was left to finish before this blog is closed. I ran to JoAnn’s on Wednesday to get some single-fold bias tape in the color I needed. I realized the … Continue reading →

III. What Was Finished, What Remains, What Was Learned Someone once told me about the Order of the March Hare. It’s about as unofficial as you can get. All you need to do to be in it is to be … Continue reading →

F. A Pellote but for Hemming and Trimming I was able to finish the under-stitching while working from home, and able to attached the tops together, but if I want to get any sleep tonight and function at work tomorrow, … Continue reading →

E. Lots of Pinning, Lots of Hand-Sewing If I were unemployed, as I had been for much of last 12 months, I would probably be finished by tomorrow or Friday, but I began a new job very recently, and so … Continue reading →

D. Pellote: Fabric and Liner Snags 1. The Half-Inch Blunder When I first drafted the pattern for the pellote, I had allowed for 1/2″ to be added in case I had wanted a parti-color look in the future, and wrote … Continue reading →

As instructed, this post includes sources that inspired my ensemble. The chief sources are the funeral gown of Leonor de Castilla, a granddaughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry Plantagenet, a princess royal of Castilla and a queen of Aragón … Continue reading →