Category Archives: Ethereal Seamstress

Ethereal Seamstress runs Feb-March 2021

Documentation

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Ottowhat?

I’ve attached my documentation this way so that I’m sure my spacing and pictures are intact. Please let me know if this is not the best way to post my documentation and I’ll change it. Many Thanks!

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The Documentation Post

Posted on March 20, 2021 by La Castellana Vieja

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 →

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Final Documentation

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Frithuric as a Moroni Painting

Frithuric as a Moroni Painting By Nobildonna Fiore Leonetta Bardi This project was created for the Ethereal Seamstress competition The intended items were: Una camicia di lino con ricamo bianco (Shirt with embroidery) Calzoni di lino (Linen underpants) Fazzoletto di … Continue reading →

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Recreating an Elizabethan Gown- Ellynor Redpath Documentation post

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Ellynor Redpath

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPzJrn3glBRQSkyg4rhLGtx6MYjFPrkmoo3luqY7BBg/edit?usp=sharing

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The sky’s the limit

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Bartholomew Sharpe

The knit hat is now completed. After applying brute force to it last night, it has now dried on the hat block and the finishing touches added. I felt my knit hats through a process of applying hot and cold … Continue reading →

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Documentation (why do I think this is fun?)

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Bartholomew Sharpe

To be fair I love doing research, I love looking at the tiny details that help me tell the story I want to tell with recreated garments and objects. I do not on the other hand enjoy typing it up … Continue reading →

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Why have I made it so hard on myself?

Posted on March 20, 2021 by And Anne! 

I have asked myself this question repeatedly lately. Yesterday there was essentially one week left. I looked at what I have left to do and had doubt. A LOT of doubt. Yesterday was an awful day and I honestly almost … Continue reading →

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Stitching, some stitching, more stitching…

Posted on March 19, 2021 by I Sew T-Tunics

This week is rather unexciting, as it’s simply a lot of straight stitching. Two long side hems, two panels together, and one very long bottom hem. Eventually I’ll have to cut the waistband and attach it with some gathering but … Continue reading →

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Documentation

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Carmelina Fauteux

Viking Apron Dress and Assesores There are small scraps of material found in graves, usually with small remnants of wool. Wool holds up better than linen. Very often these preserved scraps were found with metal jewelry like turtle brooches. The … Continue reading →

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ARRRRRRGGGGG!!!!!! It was all going so well…

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Bartholomew Sharpe

Well I really thought this project was going to go off without any major hitches, o how wrong I was. Other than the issue I had with the buttons the doublet had been moving along quite well. I have the … Continue reading →

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