Coucoumellisms

Came across this tutorial while looking for patterns for possible costumes: http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/homepages/medievaldress/Page_1x.html This dress is based on simple shapes and uses remarkably little fabric. Most people can get the size they need out of 3m of a standard 60" wide fabric. Choose a decent linen or fine wool for accuracy, but the dress will also make up well in more fun fabrics such as velvet or furnishing brocade. The pattern is based on fourteenth century examples excavated in Greenland and adapted very slightly for ease of manufacture. I decided that before I tried it out on myself and Maryssa, I would wing it with a doll. Now, the doll I chose is arguably not the best option for trying out a pattern for humans because said doll has a very large neck and very little shoulder width. So I improvised a bit. The next time I make one of these, the gores (triangular pieces in the skirt) will definitely be of a contrasting colour, at least the one down the front a...

... half done, so you can see the before and after in one shot. For more pictures (close-ups) go here . That way I don't have to up-load everything twice. In fact, I often upload pictures to flickr , so check up on that often if you like.

Here it is, modeled (of course) by Nicky himself, my very first Poo-pocket™ , complete with contour doubler : They aren't very hard to make, but with all the distractions and things to do in a day, it took me a whole three days just to get these two done (when it should have taken, maybe 2 hours max?). They were also the first, and I made some adjustments, so I was thinking about how to do that as well, so the next ones should take less time, hopefully. I have what, oh 19 more to do to get a whole good set? (He's growing out of the ones I currently have.)

Shieldmaiden of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu OK, so it's a daggar, not a sword and the angle is off,... and I don't have long hair, and it's not even a great picture of me,... but you get the general idea...