hlmauera | And Egils is coming.... (Reply)

I'm sewing frantically for Egils so that I'm not naked for the event. My yo-yo weight means that clothes don't fit from one year to the next, sometimes down, more often up. I'm just making tunics but I'm trying to use proper construction techniques and so I've had to work a bit on my pattern. So far I've gotten two woolen tunics sewn but I still need to hem and finish them. I have one linen tunic done and two others cut out. I hope to have one more done on top of those if I can. I still have at least two linen tunics that fit and one woolen one that is marginal. I may also have a wool cotehardie loaned to me, provided it fits. Watch...this will be a hot Egils instead of a rainy one. You never know this time of year what weather you'll get. Since I'll be running for Ceridwen, I wanted easy to wear clothes and my back and hips can't handle a lot of extra weight on them while on uneven ground especially. (It just occurred to me that I don't have any shoes to wear. Argh! I'll have to figure something out.) I'd love to get some gothic fitted gowns done, although I'm not sure I want my current figure that well displayed. I need help with fitting but I'll just need to wait for the next Robin Netherton workshop, I think.

I'm pretty proud of my use of scraps this time around. I did buy some linen but the wool tunics were made from pieces I had already. One had gotten pretty severely moth eaten so I had to work around the holes and the other I had used to make a modern dress and I was using the left overs. I did start making an over tunic by hand with scraps but I'll need to adjust it based on my experiences with the other tunics. It's also made with scraps but I may or may not get it done since it's got slit sides and is optional.

The additional rush of sewing doesn't help my stress level but it will be done soon and I'll enjoy the event.