Category Archives: Ethereal Seamstress

Ethereal Seamstress runs Feb-March 2021

Danger looms but does it weave?

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Gullinkambi

As we prepare for sew-a-polooza this coming weekend, the end is in sight though there’s still plenty left to do. The good news is the big loom for weaving the belt has been warped. There is no bad news but … Continue reading →

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Thursday 03/11 Post: Hem and Shoulders Left to Go, Left to Go

Posted on March 11, 2021 by La Castellana Vieja

F. Of Eyelet Tape and Under-Stitches During the week I can only hand-sew because there are three people working from home, and one work station is too close to where the machine sewing gets done, so that is saved for … Continue reading →

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Socks, Shoes, Underwear, Dresses

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Family of the Plague

The nalbind socks are completed – only my second project using nalbinding. I used some of my homespun for the heels because I ran out of commercially spun wool. The second heel turned out better than the second. I still … Continue reading →

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Easy victories

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Team Jiking

Dopamine is a fickle, fickle thing. I needed an easy win this week, since the topstitching is incredibly slow and I’ve got quite a bit of hand work ahead of me on the accessories. This demotivation caused Monday and Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Support, Both Moral and Figural

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Kitta Refr

Most of the past week has been dedicated to sewing eyelets. Soooo many eyelets. 70, to be precise. They actually went by fairly quickly, but I was so busy with other things (well, one thing… school) I didn’t have much … Continue reading →

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Recreation of a 1570’s English Gown- Ellynor Redpath Check in #4

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Ellynor Redpath

I started out this week with assembling the forepart and sleeves, shown in the pictures below. Then I cut out and started assembling the gold overgown. Like the kirtle, the bodice is made up of a decorative outer layer, canvas … Continue reading →

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Turn Shoes

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Eleanor Mac Congail

Turn shoes are the most common type of shoe worn in Europe from the Iron Age through the beginning of the renaissance .Turn shoes have their name due to the fact that they are sewn together inside out and then … Continue reading →

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Kirtle is Finished!

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Anne Ridley

I finally fined the eyelets and so the kirtle is now completely finished, now I am beginning to work on the pattern for the gown itself. Side note: my sister is wearing a black tank-top under the kirtle in these … Continue reading →

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The hose have landed….

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Bartholomew Sharpe

The Venetian style hose were completed on Tuesday night. Overall I am happy with the result, but I will be making a few modifications to the draft next time round. The hose are completely handed sewn using linen and silk … Continue reading →

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3.11 Redos

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Slav Squat Xtreme

Monday, 3/8:      Got the hand-finishing done on both pants, just need drawstrings for them.     Mostly done with my documentation. I enjoy writing research papers so I did do a ‘long form’ documentation, now it’s mostly editing it down into bullet … Continue reading →

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