Saturday, November 5, 2011

Medieval hand spun and hand woven wool over dress

Awhile back I made a Medieval style dress for the historical recreation group I'm part of. It was made of my hand spun wool yarn, hand woven into fabric and sewn together into a tunic based on an extant piece from about the 1300's. I promised a couple of folks a picture if me in it, but it has been too hot in Arizona to wear it...until today. We had a cold snap last night, and an event today. I finally got to give it a go! I found it very comfortable, and quite cozy.

So for those of you who asked, here is a shot of me in the finished outfit. It is: a hand made wool over dress and linen under tunic. Hand braided belt, and a belt pouch of hand woven fabric with a bead work heraldic overlay. Shoes from http://www.garbtheworld.com/. Carved stone medallion from http://www.gemartist.com/. The only bits that aren't hand made on this ensemble are bits that you can't see...and I'm starting the research on those.




A wrap up of previous posts about this project is here: http://tangibledaydreams.blogspot.com/2011/06/historic-hand-spun-hand-woven-tunic.html
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3 comments:

  1. FabricFascinationNovember 6, 2011 at 3:12 AM

    Such a lot of work went into clothing in the old days. We have it much easier now. Lovely ensemble.

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  2. MelissaNovember 7, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    Having gone through the process, I am very very grateful for the wonders of Walmart. :)

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  3. medieval outfitNovember 28, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    This is very nice, I just love your creativity. Very simple yet fabulous.

    -admin

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