What I did tonight

[mrsbrown]

I made a pattern for my new houppelande. I just have to work out how to pattern the sleeve and then I can lay it all out in Autocad before cutting any of my precious fabric.

Here is the sort of houppelande I'm after, including sleeve style;


Of course the hats are too much for me to cope with. I think I'll just make a removable turban on a doughnut instead. Maybe I could find a jewel for the front. And then I'll look for documentation...

There is a clearer view of the sleeve I have in mind on the guy in this picture;


The pattern shape I have in mind is probably full and a bit gathered at the sleeve cap, full at the upper arm and then seriously tapered towards the wrist. This is what I have so far, and I'm wondering if the upper arm should billow more and the curve go in the other direction. Comments?



Or for more "boof" in the upper arm:



I also made an edible mess:



Included in the above picture of a mess is three jars of plum sauce/jam depending on how much it sets.

I thought I'd leave the splodges on the table as a headstart on the breakfast mess. I might even clean them up with my toast, as long as the ants don't get them first.

Comments

[celsa.livejournal.com]

Regarding the sleeves: How much fabric would you be prepared to sacrifice to a "Cut big and trim to shape" approach? I mean, you could try the boofy cut and if it looks and feels wrong when you pin it for fitting, you could prune it a bit. (Sorry. Could not resist plum joke.)

[mayela-delarue.livejournal.com]

I have a similar V neck Gothic I made a while back. I used the first pattern and find it's boofy enough especially with having to pleat it into the arm hole. And here's a picture of me at your investiture wearing it! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayela_delarue/1168266592/in/set-72157601537316796/

[mayela-delarue.livejournal.com]

Actually I'm lying, it's probably not your invest - and my sleeves aren't as tight as you'll probably make yours but you get the idea.

[villana.livejournal.com]

as for head wear... I find my truncated henin very easy to wear and they look rather good with a coronet slid over the top and shoved down to the rim.

Surely that Baron of yours doesn't have a monopoly on silly big hats!

[pearl]

Completely off-topic, but I just remembered:

A Brief History of Wells and Toilets

There is a photo of the toilet seat I was thinking of in the PDF, or towards the bottom of this page.

He has written another thesis on Finnish toilets, which concentrates on 19th century technology, but goes over medieval stuff too.
See: http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/tampere/

Also, had you seen this?