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This is my newest addition to my medieval wardrobe. It is an undergarment and I am going to have a green gown over it. This dress is made of linen, special fittet and hand sewn by myself, though the sleeves aren’t perfect. I have used approx half a year on and off it to get it done. The sleeve is fittet closely to my arm and is buttoned with 12 handmade buttons on each sleeve. The front is closed with pointed threads woven through eyelets in the dress.
The headpiece is also completely hand sewn, with green embroidery. It has taken about 3 days to make without the embroidery and about 3-4 more to do the embroidery.
I’m quite happy with the outcome, though I’m going the fit a new dress to myself soon.

5 comments

Aug 22, 2011. 9:18 AMwitchninni says:

Well done! Did you use a machine or was it hand stitched?

Aug 22, 2011. 11:59 PMJerina (author) says:

It is mostly hand stitched, I've only used machine for places where it couldn't be seen and then did the handywork everywhere else.

Aug 23, 2011. 7:57 AMwitchninni says:

Most excellent! Due to lack of sewing machine I do all my costuming with hand stitching. Its my therapy..lol!

Apr 9, 2011. 4:27 PM

Honus says:

That looks like it was an insane amount of work! I can't sew to save my life so most of my Halloween costumes tend to have very little sewing involved...

Apr 10, 2011. 12:58 PMJerina (author) says:

the buttons was hell, they took around half an hour each, and the eyelets did the same. But the rest of the dress was a breeze, but I've made around four of these now, so I'm in the habit.
The thing that takes the most time besides the buttons and eyelets, is the fitting of the dress, but when I've made a fittet pattern, I won't change it before my body does :P so I've used the same pattern for 4-5 years now.