Category Archives: Ethereal Seamstress

Ethereal Seamstress runs Feb-March 2021

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Olalla Tristana

Nothing to report today, more draping, more handsewing. There appears to have been a postal snafu and a package is 3 weeks over due, so I may need to institute an emergency plan.

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Sew-a-polooza commenced!

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Gullinkambi

As the einherjar await ragnarok, so we waited for this weekend! A full weekend of all the crafting and fun and it did not disappoint. Going into this weekend, we had sewn together the shift and the underdress with everything … Continue reading →

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Leather Belt Pouch

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Eleanor Mac Congail

In the 14th century both men and woman used belt pouches. Woman usually had theirs hidden in the layers of their clothes. Men had a wide variety of pouches. Some were draw string bags while others had large leather pouches … Continue reading →

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Sunday 03/14 Post #3: The Last Layer Started

Posted on March 14, 2021 by La Castellana Vieja

II. The Pellote A. The Materials: Fabric Choices The cutting and construction of this surcoat layer is more or less straightforward. I was not keen on going to stores at the time, so I had gone online to purchase fabric … Continue reading →

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Recreating a 1570’s English Gown- Ellynor Redpath Check in #5

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Ellynor Redpath

Once I had completed all four panels of the gown, I whip stitched them together at the sides and shoulders. I also finished 4 more of the brooches I started last week, and applied them down the center front. With … Continue reading →

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A Busy Weekend

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Family of the Plague

I finished card weaving the trim that is for my peplos-type gown, my under tunic and Nigels under tunic. With the trim finished I finished the peplos-type gown. My under tunic is finished except for hemming. I put trim on … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Frithuric as a Moroni Painting

Well, loves, we are back on track. Silk doublet parts are as assembled as possible without ironing the essentials. I will be weaving the trim the rest of this evening and awaiting the arrival of the new iron tomorrow. A … Continue reading →

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Sunday 03/14 Post #2: Last of the Saya, and a Mention of the Underpinnings

Posted on March 14, 2021 by La Castellana Vieja

2. Hemming the Liner, and Twill Tape Reinforcement The liner will be hemmed using the remaining twill tape. I attempted to use the machine for this, hoping against hope that it would work, but after one side panel was completed, … Continue reading →

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Button hole stitching.

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Anjuili d’Foljambe

I have been button hole stitching the edges to my camica before I pleat and smock it. It has taken me a lot longer than I thought.

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Bodice

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Anne Ridley

Over the past few days I have focused on the bodice to my gown; getting the pattern made and cut out, applying the trim and beading the center piece. The beading is roughly based on the bodice piece in the … Continue reading →

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