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stitchwhich) wrote2023-06-29 02:06 am
stitchwhich) wrote2023-06-29 02:06 am
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I've been sewing. Got two white under tunics done and the staining on a long-loved tunic complete. I'm staining the inside of knotwork designs around the neck which are outlined with stem stitch. The staining is just permanent ink and will make the area appear to be appliqued. The embroidery acts as a dam to keep the ink from spreading beyond its field. Later I will thicken the outline with another row of stem stitch and add embroidered diamonds inside on the stained area, to mimic the pattern of the trim on the sleeves. At some point I'll post a picture of the thing. Wait. I've got a work in progress photo, if this works https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161301277399283&set=a.10150327748139283¬if_id=1687724238418038¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif . I decided to fill in all of the knotwork medallions rather than every-other-one, just in case I couldn't find matching ink later on. So there was a lot more ink therapy going on this afternoon. Right now the tunic is heat setting in the dryer.
I just learned that I am supposed to be sewing four hoods for our household to use as payment to mercenaries we hired for the Pennsic War. I thought I was sewing two tunics but the person in charge changed things up and didn't tell me, so off to the store I went, credit card in hand. Oy! There was no wool to be had. I found only one bolt of linen in the whole place, and it was black. Everything else was "linen look" or a mix of 80% viscose and 20% linen. In other words, crap. But crap I will have to work with. I promised that they'd be correct-to-period for Viking Norse but the fiber content, ugh. The colors and cut will be right and I will line the things. Our coordinator has been warned that these will be fashion accessories, not working hoods.
I used three Turkish towels to make a peplos to wear to and from the bathhouse. I'm not happy with it at all. I had found a really nice weave that I liked https://www.etsy.com/listing/1178007877/pool-towel-turkish-towel-boho-towel?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=turkish+towel&ref=sr_gallery-1-28&pro=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1 in blue and ordered two of them. But after a longer wait than I expected, the towels that arrived were not what I ordered. Neither were they as wide as what was described. So I resorted to amazon and ordered a third towel from there. It is the same size as the other towels but a different weave and shade of blue. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YL1FXDF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I'll have it be the front panel and the others the back and sides but it's just sloppy looking. Sloppy. I'm not going to waste anymore money on something I won't be using outside of Pennsic, especially since we have no plans to continue going to the War after next year. But I am disappointed.
I just learned that I am supposed to be sewing four hoods for our household to use as payment to mercenaries we hired for the Pennsic War. I thought I was sewing two tunics but the person in charge changed things up and didn't tell me, so off to the store I went, credit card in hand. Oy! There was no wool to be had. I found only one bolt of linen in the whole place, and it was black. Everything else was "linen look" or a mix of 80% viscose and 20% linen. In other words, crap. But crap I will have to work with. I promised that they'd be correct-to-period for Viking Norse but the fiber content, ugh. The colors and cut will be right and I will line the things. Our coordinator has been warned that these will be fashion accessories, not working hoods.
I used three Turkish towels to make a peplos to wear to and from the bathhouse. I'm not happy with it at all. I had found a really nice weave that I liked https://www.etsy.com/listing/1178007877/pool-towel-turkish-towel-boho-towel?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=turkish+towel&ref=sr_gallery-1-28&pro=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1 in blue and ordered two of them. But after a longer wait than I expected, the towels that arrived were not what I ordered. Neither were they as wide as what was described. So I resorted to amazon and ordered a third towel from there. It is the same size as the other towels but a different weave and shade of blue. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YL1FXDF?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I'll have it be the front panel and the others the back and sides but it's just sloppy looking. Sloppy. I'm not going to waste anymore money on something I won't be using outside of Pennsic, especially since we have no plans to continue going to the War after next year. But I am disappointed.
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Even more sorry that after next year, won't be seeing you at Pennsic. But hope to see you this year! Maybe second week when Kendrick is up. Soloing it Peace week....I am nuts.
Trying to keep the embroidered tunics alive....have had them, what...close to 20 years now?