Satisfaction!

Well, I haven't got everything on my to-do list for other people done, but a couple of weeks ago I DID manage to finish a few items. I will post dress diaries in the future, but for now, here is a picture of three reasonably long standing projects that are now finished.

The green dress is a child's dress with puffy sleeve caps in the Italian style.

The maroon coat is an infant coat (with an embroidered motif) in a generic early period style.

The jerkin and removable sleeves are triple layer to meet SCA fencing protection requirements.

All have a large amount of handsewing with only hidden seams and zigzag edging done by machine.
Lucet cord lacing on the dress and jerkin were made by Heather - many thanks!

Early Modern Clothes in the GNM

An interesting site showing early modern clothes at the German National Museum

http://www.gnm.de/index.php?id=182

Images from the site are below:

Dark brown silk velvet doublet, c. 1600

Portrait of Clara Praun (1565-1638) by Lorenz Strauch