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alystenPennsic panic- Today's lesson
I attached the waffenrok top to the waffenrok bottom. Not an easy task. There were over 100 pinned pleats to take 108 inches of fabric to 36 inches. Also the waffenrok top, has "ribbons" to band the puff and slash. All of this has to line up. I got everything together, fitted on Matt, hung it on a hanger and then had the "hmmmmm..." moment.
The top lines up all the way down to the last ribbon where things go kittywhumpus. The join is off. Now I know what you mayb e thinking... Wendy, who is going to notice the join, a belt is going to go there, and the bottom lines up.. mostly.
No, not really. You can see the mis-match and it makes me twitchy.
This is not a rookie mistake. This is a mistake that you see when someone is hand sewing copious amounts of fabric, with a multitude of pleats. I am going to have to correct this. It's not difficult, just time consuming. I am going to have to lower the right side, raise the left side, and re-align the purple ribbon. Fortunately, this can be achieved by only having to rip out about 10 inches of front seams.
The lesson? Same as the last serious lesson. You have to listen to your garment. It will tell you what's wrong. In the end, the garment is happier, and you are happier.
More on the fire suits
The suits are Byzantine, about 15th century. The suits were used with cavalry and hand cannons, horses and lances. How cool are these? As you can see, even the horses are barded with gunpowder. Article link.
I am going to have to create the uniform/clothing of the Mamluk soldier and then create the gunpowder packets. The suits are wool, the powder packets are linen. I will probably be simulating gunpowder with coffee grounds. The pictures are linear. So we don't know if there were more packets on the suit than what are shown in the single line. I haven't been this excited in a while. :D
I attached the waffenrok top to the waffenrok bottom. Not an easy task. There were over 100 pinned pleats to take 108 inches of fabric to 36 inches. Also the waffenrok top, has "ribbons" to band the puff and slash. All of this has to line up. I got everything together, fitted on Matt, hung it on a hanger and then had the "hmmmmm..." moment.
The top lines up all the way down to the last ribbon where things go kittywhumpus. The join is off. Now I know what you mayb e thinking... Wendy, who is going to notice the join, a belt is going to go there, and the bottom lines up.. mostly.
No, not really. You can see the mis-match and it makes me twitchy.
This is not a rookie mistake. This is a mistake that you see when someone is hand sewing copious amounts of fabric, with a multitude of pleats. I am going to have to correct this. It's not difficult, just time consuming. I am going to have to lower the right side, raise the left side, and re-align the purple ribbon. Fortunately, this can be achieved by only having to rip out about 10 inches of front seams.
The lesson? Same as the last serious lesson. You have to listen to your garment. It will tell you what's wrong. In the end, the garment is happier, and you are happier.
More on the fire suits
The suits are Byzantine, about 15th century. The suits were used with cavalry and hand cannons, horses and lances. How cool are these? As you can see, even the horses are barded with gunpowder. Article link.
I am going to have to create the uniform/clothing of the Mamluk soldier and then create the gunpowder packets. The suits are wool, the powder packets are linen. I will probably be simulating gunpowder with coffee grounds. The pictures are linear. So we don't know if there were more packets on the suit than what are shown in the single line. I haven't been this excited in a while. :D
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