HSF14 Challenge #4: Under It All

Last time I moved I did actually get rid of some of the things that I would probably never finish. This shirt however I could not leave since it is such a lovely soft fabric.

When the Under It All challenge came up I decided to take it out of the bag where it had been sitting for five years or so. I soon realized that the problem was the ruffle. "What ruffle?", you ask. Well, the one that I unpicked, tried once more to attach neatly and then unpicked again and settled for doing without in order to actually finish the shirt. 

I also decided to sew the remaining long straight seams using the sewing machine. I then unpicked those since I had it inside out when sewing them. The only reasonable place to use the sewing machine at the moment is the kitchen table, and by the time I had unpicked the seams someone else had spread out an entirely different project there. So the shirt is hand-sewn since I wanted to finish it rather than wait for my turn to use the table.

The Challenge: A 16th century shirt

Fabric: Thin hemp

Pattern: Loosely based on somebody's description of the Sture shirts, I think. 

Year: 16th century

Notions: thread (linen, silk and cotton by the looks of it)

How historically accurate is it? Reasonably

Hours to complete: No idea, how about thirty?

First worn: Only for the photo. I intend to make a dress to go on top of it.

Total cost: None now, and I don't remember how much it was when I bought it. 

White gifts

I made a new chemise for me. There was enough fabric left for a shirt for Nattfari, but not really for a decent legngth chemise, so I made a shirt. Visby medieval week is a long event, so an extra shirt for him  to change with could be nice.

I also made a new coif for Nattfari. He only had one and it was a bit on the small side so I hope that the new one will be better. He was away when I cut the fabric so the size is a bit of guesswork.

Mending stuff

With less than two weeks until we leave for Visby Medieval Week there won't be much fancy new stuff being done, but some mending of old stuff and perhaps some new underwear. I have started on a new St. Bridget's cap since the one I currently have is made from a cotton fabric, and I also think I need another chemise.

This is one of Náttfari's hoses, and there seems to be a big gap between the foot part and the upper part. I will now spend a couple of minutes sewing that shut, since Náttfari himself is away and will probably not have time to fix it when he returns next weekend. Or rather, if he has time to fix things, there are other things I would prefer that he did. While sewing I'm watching the first season of The Tudors.

Less is less

I had a cheap fabric that I had intended to make an inner floor from if and when I got a bigger pavillion. Now the day had come to actually do that. 

It's just that there was nowhere near as much fabric as I had thought, only about six metres. When I bought it I got what was left of it in the store, so at least there is no remorse about not having bought more. We will still need carpets, though. 

New underdress

I have had this fabric for quite some time. I fell in love with it, but the colour is not very flattering on me so I have been unsure of what to do with it.  I also had a piece of the same fabric in green and white which I used as a lining for a liripipe hood. It is a linen/cotton mix that frays a lot, so it needs rather large seem allowances.

First I made a pair of oriental pants out of the fabric, but they were not baggy enough to be comfortable, so I have now undone them and made an underdress for my viking garb. There was some unused fabric to add as well.

Boring sewing

Now I only have the last little bit of hemming left on my new shift and I find it boring.

Ah well, I need it done in two weeks for Double Wars. I got rid of all the less good ones when I moved a couple of months ago.