I have several projects in progress right now. Since I have photos of these, I thought I'd share! These are both 14th/15th c. I have a couple of late 16th c. projects going too, but I need to photograph them before I can share!
The first one is a wool gothic fitted gown, lined in linen. I already had both fabrics at home, and I thought it would be nice for cold weather. It gets much colder in CA than where I grew up, so now I'm always bundling up in lots of layers that may or may not match, and this will really help!
The second one is a sideless surcote to accompany a late 15th century transition gown - also made, just not pictured. I used non-bias binding since I really only have evidence for non-bias and I wanted to try it out. I've worked with tons of bias binding in my life, and I was a bit worried about going around all these curves without bias, but it worked out really nicely! It's still pinned down on the backside in the photo, hence all those little pinned spots.
Showing posts with label sideless surcote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sideless surcote. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Sideless Surcote
I recently made my first sideless surcote. This is patterned velvet with a skirt of black silk/rayon blend. It was pretty simple to make, and I would love to do more in the future. This style is based on late 14th century French sources.
In these pictures, I am wearing my surcote over a brocade/jacquard kirtle, with a horned veil headdress, all of which I also made, of course!
More pictures here: http://www.faerie-queen.com/black-sideless-surcote/
And you can see the kirtle here: http://www.faerie-queen.com/15th-century-brocade-kirtle/
In these pictures, I am wearing my surcote over a brocade/jacquard kirtle, with a horned veil headdress, all of which I also made, of course!
More pictures here: http://www.faerie-queen.com/black-sideless-surcote/
And you can see the kirtle here: http://www.faerie-queen.com/15th-century-brocade-kirtle/
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sideless Surcote
I've been enamored with late 14th century costuming pretty much forever, and I have tons of 14th c. dresses for SCA. However, I somehow never got around to making a sideless surcote until now! This shall be the first of many, and I hope to create all different styles of sideless surcotes. I chose this style because it happened to work for some fabric remnants I already had. It's always a bonus when I don't have to buy anything new! It was a quick one-day project. The top is cotton velveteen, and the skirt is silk/rayon blend.
I can't wait to wear it and take some really nice photos for my website (which, of course, I will share here too)!
I can't wait to wear it and take some really nice photos for my website (which, of course, I will share here too)!
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