Projects 2009
Continuing the record from 2007 and 2008.
Posting this now so it can be filled in as I go, just like the above entries.
For the record and predated so I can find it easily.
Clothing:
*object* (date started, date finished)
Roman breast band out of the crinkly muslin stuff (started 10.1.09, finished 11.1.09, but was recycling of an earlier viking tunic, so had a bunch of the seams sewn already).
Green roman tunica: cotton for J (started ~11.1.09, finished to wearable ~18.1.09).
Purple silk roman tunica/stola for J. (started ~20?.1.09, finished to wearable 5.2.09 and worn with palia (?sp) at CF Market day). Not counting palia for construction since that hasn't even been hemmed.
Maroon 14th/15th C woman's wool hood for J. (Pattern fitting ~11.6.09, fabric cutout ~12.6.09, finished sewing 16.6.09). Wearable now, but may be further work later.
Blackworked elizabethan coif for J. (Started ~~27.6.09, wearable ~22.11.09 but may be worked on further later).
cream linen trousers for J (started and given up on by flatmate years ago, resurrected out of the fabric collection, hemmed and finished ~23.12.09)
Other:
wool hot water bottle cover. (started 1.3.09, finished 1.3.09). Grey wool sewn together and then with wool button and loops at the top to hold it closed.
Back pouch for handbag. (started 1.3.09, finished 1.3.09). Grey wool with sections for usb sticks, cell phone and paper. More an addition than complete project, but should make things easier to find.
WCOB Pelican cloak badge for dragonermine. (Started ~15.5.09, finished 30.5.09). Madiera silk on linen ground.
14th C embroidered pouch. (Started mid Feb 09, finished 17.6.09). Wool, DMC cotton on linen ground, with tablet woven edges.
3 finger felt finger puppets (~31.11.09). Will try and link to pics after Christmas.
1 purple felt pouch (mundane, with fingerloop braid cord) 7.12.09.
Joint Projects:
12 wax tablets (listed under joint because Z did the cutting to length, I did the marking, carving and initial waxing and attempted putting the black wax in, and Z did the cleaning up with me helping a little, a bit before Canterbury Faire (CF) and during CF). Sold as a mix of individual tablets and pairs.
green tent canvas tent fly for Viking A-Frame (started early January, finished in time for CF ~29.1.09) I was the one wielding the industrial sewing machine with Z hauling fabric. We both marked seams etc. Z sewed the leather eyelets.
Finally stitched up the gaps in the corners in the white viking A-frame (yes the one that was built for Rowany Festival 2005...). Done on setup day when the tent was up.
Repairs: (so have an idea of how long things are lasting/rates of decay, started mid April)
Leather handbag handles reattached (~mid April)
Sleeves on Z's maroon diamond pattern tunic extended. No idea how they had shrunk, but they had. (24.4.09)
Seams on handsewn white linen womans undertunic. (~21.7.09). Linen thread keeps going along the arms along probably the main stress lines. About the 3rd set of repairs, so not certain what is going on there. Possibly too tight, so under too much stress. Hopefully this set of repairs will hold a while.
Posting this now so it can be filled in as I go, just like the above entries.
For the record and predated so I can find it easily.
Clothing:
*object* (date started, date finished)
Roman breast band out of the crinkly muslin stuff (started 10.1.09, finished 11.1.09, but was recycling of an earlier viking tunic, so had a bunch of the seams sewn already).
Green roman tunica: cotton for J (started ~11.1.09, finished to wearable ~18.1.09).
Purple silk roman tunica/stola for J. (started ~20?.1.09, finished to wearable 5.2.09 and worn with palia (?sp) at CF Market day). Not counting palia for construction since that hasn't even been hemmed.
Maroon 14th/15th C woman's wool hood for J. (Pattern fitting ~11.6.09, fabric cutout ~12.6.09, finished sewing 16.6.09). Wearable now, but may be further work later.
Blackworked elizabethan coif for J. (Started ~~27.6.09, wearable ~22.11.09 but may be worked on further later).
cream linen trousers for J (started and given up on by flatmate years ago, resurrected out of the fabric collection, hemmed and finished ~23.12.09)
Other:
wool hot water bottle cover. (started 1.3.09, finished 1.3.09). Grey wool sewn together and then with wool button and loops at the top to hold it closed.
Back pouch for handbag. (started 1.3.09, finished 1.3.09). Grey wool with sections for usb sticks, cell phone and paper. More an addition than complete project, but should make things easier to find.
WCOB Pelican cloak badge for dragonermine. (Started ~15.5.09, finished 30.5.09). Madiera silk on linen ground.
14th C embroidered pouch. (Started mid Feb 09, finished 17.6.09). Wool, DMC cotton on linen ground, with tablet woven edges.
3 finger felt finger puppets (~31.11.09). Will try and link to pics after Christmas.
1 purple felt pouch (mundane, with fingerloop braid cord) 7.12.09.
Joint Projects:
12 wax tablets (listed under joint because Z did the cutting to length, I did the marking, carving and initial waxing and attempted putting the black wax in, and Z did the cleaning up with me helping a little, a bit before Canterbury Faire (CF) and during CF). Sold as a mix of individual tablets and pairs.
green tent canvas tent fly for Viking A-Frame (started early January, finished in time for CF ~29.1.09) I was the one wielding the industrial sewing machine with Z hauling fabric. We both marked seams etc. Z sewed the leather eyelets.
Finally stitched up the gaps in the corners in the white viking A-frame (yes the one that was built for Rowany Festival 2005...). Done on setup day when the tent was up.
Repairs: (so have an idea of how long things are lasting/rates of decay, started mid April)
Leather handbag handles reattached (~mid April)
Sleeves on Z's maroon diamond pattern tunic extended. No idea how they had shrunk, but they had. (24.4.09)
Seams on handsewn white linen womans undertunic. (~21.7.09). Linen thread keeps going along the arms along probably the main stress lines. About the 3rd set of repairs, so not certain what is going on there. Possibly too tight, so under too much stress. Hopefully this set of repairs will hold a while.