Category Archives: Ethereal Seamstress

Ethereal Seamstress runs Feb-March 2021

Oh My! I thought I forgot something

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Anjuili d’Foljambe

Well it is Friday morning and I am leaving for work late, but here is an update any ways like every thing else since Wednesday it is also late. There is a very large punch list to be finished so … Continue reading →

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Sew Like the Wind

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Ciara McRobbie

I’m not going to make it, but I’m not going to quit. The belt is done, the underdress is 95% done, I had to go with the fallback plan on that one. The bliaut skirt is pleated, 68 pleats hand … Continue reading →

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The unfinished wool wife

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Hawisia de Groote

The short and sweet of it: I’ve got the chemise, hosen, St. Birgitta cap, and a bycocket done, but there is approximately zero chance that I’m going to have the many-buttoned cotehardie of my dreams complete by tomorrow evening. Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Thursday 03/25 Post: So Close, Sew Close

Posted on March 25, 2021 by La Castellana Vieja

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 →

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Cotehardie in Progress

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Eleanor Mac Congail

At long last we are to my final post on this journey. I have tried so many things I have never done before during this project. I am so glad I decided to do this and truly push myself way … Continue reading →

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Some Final Touch-Ups

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Anne Ridley

Lacings: I at first put the corded eyelets on the very edge of my seam and drew the dress closed that way. However, because the cord was on the edge the tension from the lacings pulled, created an effect I … Continue reading →

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Spoiled boy got the silk brocade

Posted on March 25, 2021 by And Anne! 

The jerkin is done! What you see is a U shaped skirted jerkin as seen in the Henry VIII portrait. It is made with a silk brocade outer and lined with black linen. All visible seams are flat-felled. I hand … Continue reading →

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Recreating a 1570’s English Gown- And We’re Done!

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Ellynor Redpath

Since I missed Sunday’s post, this post is going to be pretty big, but the outfit is finished! At last post, I was finishing the second sleeve. Once the sleeves were attached, it was time to start on the shoulder … Continue reading →

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Finishing Work

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Family of the Plague

We have completed almost everything. I am still working on the card weaving for the belt for my dress and I want to make an inkle woven strap for the viking purse. Here is a picture of me with the … Continue reading →

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Shoes!

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Bartholomew Sharpe

The one part of my outfit that I decided to make prior to the start of the competition was to make a pair of shoes. Shoes are possibly the hardest part of an outfit to get right, they really make … Continue reading →

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