Need my fix!

It's been nearly a week since I've done any work on a non-test garment ... and I'm getting twitchy.  Popped the off-white linen into the wash today and am quite pleased with its new texture.  Nice and soft with a tight weave and few (if any) slubs.  It will make a very comfy knee-length chemise.

I've got the day off tomorrow, but, alas, much of that time must be devoted to cleaning the house ... or, at the very least, the front hallway and the living room.  And I need to run some make-shift curtains through the sewing machine.

Goals?

I'm officially addicted to hand-sewing.  Especially when I'm using more period-correct materials.  This is going to make my life interesting.

In progress:

Embroidery for Maciejowski gown

Red wool (blend?) open hood

Rust/orange angel-sleeve gown with buttoned front

Dark blue cotton tunic [we'll call it "Norman"]

Turns out I DO have a workable under-tunic

Turns out I'm built EXACTLY like the Maciejowski women

Pretend this doesn't look ridiculous.  I needed an "action" shot!

Green means GO!

The end is in sight for Macie!  Thanks to a kindly challenge from Jean, I finally got around to trimming and hemming the skirt with some temporary whip stitches in a lovely neon green polyester thread.  As I may have mentioned in an earlier post [too lazy to go look it up], I'm embellishing the collar, cuffs, and probably hem with a simple line of chain stitch in gold silk.  Gold, as in "rich yellow," not "metallic."  I'm pretty happy with the nearly-finished product, but I won't get to wear it to Crown List this weekend due to lack of undergarments that meet my oh, so demanding standards.  Translation: my early-period under-tunic shows at the neckline and it looks funny.  Oh, well.  I already have some off-white linen waiting to be transformed into a chemise or under-tunic.  With a bit of conservative cutting there's probably enough to get a Cheater Birgitta out of it, too.

I need to figure out where my new camera's timer is so I don't have to waste time waiting for a bad photographer.