Still waiting......

Well I was hoping to start on my Cotehardie while I am off work recovering from having two wisdom teeth removed but I'm just not up to it. Maybe by the weekend......

The begginings of a dress diary

For my latest SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) project I thought I would start a dress diary.....I have been meaning too for ages but just never got around to it!

I have decided to recyle my Elizabethan outfit as quite frankly, it just ain't practical, particularly when you live in a rather warm climate! I'm going to pull it apart and re-use the material out of the skirts. I love the style of the cotehardie so will be focusing my learning on that.

I have 'Period Patterns no 21' which is for cotehardies and sideless surcoats. I have finally cut the pattern pieces out - now I just need to make a draft one up! I have some courderoy that I bought cheap last winter and will make a test one out of that. Once I have it right, I will pull it apart and use that as my pattern for the 'real' one.

This could be an interesting challenge!