The Crafty Warlock

Friday, July 8, 2022

Landsknecht Planning

Potential colors:

Potential Fabrics:

https://www.moodfabrics.com/lime-and-french-blue-linen-chambray-425962

https://www.silkbaron.com/product_p/824.htm

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Fabric Source: Zelouf Fabrics

https://zelouffabrics.com/blogs/buying-our-fabric/how-much-fabric-do-i-need-understanding-fabric-yields-and-estimating-yardage

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

I need a way to distribute Costume Sewing, Clothing Sewing, and Gift Sewing/Orders... Plus some time to empty the box of UFOs. My idea: Each week pick something to work on an ideally finish, but rotate weeks between the categories.

Week 1: Costume Piece
Week 2: Clothing Piece
Week 3: Gift/Order Piece
Week 4: UFO Piece

To that end, here are the pieces:

Costume

Clothing

Gift/Order

UFO

· Green Leaf Skirt

· Green Leaf Bodice

· Hexie Forepart

· Gold Apron

· Pirate Coat Mods

· Bernadette Shirt

· Cincher

· Black Skirt

· Blue/Tudoro dual forepart

· R&H Bodice (reversible Black/Tudoro)

· Tartan/Tudoro stomacher

· Tartan Hat

· Tudoro sleeves

· Tudoro skirt

· Blue Parasol repairs

· Mermaid dye

· Mermaid skirt

· Mermaid shirt

· Mermaid belt

· Mermaid crown

· German Shirt (J)

· German Shirt (A)

· Short Hose (J)

· Short Hose (A)

· Tellerbarett (J)

· Tellerbarett (A)

· Arming cap

· Wulsthaube

· Arming Gown OR Wams

· Hosen (if Wams)

· Cranach gown

· Smocked Apron

· Molina Tunic (??)

· Marigold – Red Kleinia revamp

· Marigold – Rainbow

· Luna Cami – Silver

· Luna Cami – Red silk

· Maker apron

· Peppermint Skirt

· Oleander dress

· Terra/Brassia – Blush Pink

· Calendula – Black

· Cadia – Sewing Supplies

· Cassia Skirt – Black velvet

· Andrea – Doll

· Lacey – Doll

· Brittany – Toy (?)

· Katelyn – Doll

· Andrea – Bloomers x3

· Lacey - Bloomers x3

· Katelyn - Bloomers x3

· Katelyn – Shorts x3

· Rose Shorts

· See Box

· Josh Sleeveless Shirt

So... There are 3 years of costume pieces if I work on only 1 thing per week, but I'd like to have these all done by Festival next year... Some of them can be combined - 2 German shirts and a pirate shirt in a week, 2 pairs of hose, arming cap and wulsthaube, a hat and a crown, etc. Some of the costume pieces are already in progress. The green leaf skirt and the gold apron both only need waistbands. The hexie forepart only needs stitched together. That said, the Arming Gown or Wams und Hosen and the Cranach Gown are probably going to take more than a week a piece...

I need to make a real plan.

Monday, June 6, 2022

Costume Schemes

I need to write these out and organize the ideas some. This overwrites all previous costume scheme posts unless specifically mentioned. Items in bold need work. Items in italics need Hubby's assistance.

Plague Revamp:

Current costume consists of: patchwork coat, golden hood, golden gloves, white chemise, moth corset, brown salwar pants, Plague Mask, and wet felted hat.

Change to: Green leaf skirt, green leaf bodice, hexie-patch forepart, golden hood, golden gloves, golden apron, white chemise, Plague Mask, and wet felted hat.

Action items:

Attach waistband to skirt
Finish cutting/tipping/inserting bones into bodice
Bind bodice
Set grommets for bodice
Cut/press/place ~8 more hexies for forepart
Stitch together forepart hexies
Attach waistband to apron

Pirate Revamp:

Current costume consists of: patchwork coat, white chemise, moth corset, brown salwar pants, mini-hat, head scarf, brown woven belt, sword and frog.

Changes required: Coat - remove sleeves and face armscyes, cut slit up back to waist and face, open sides and set grommets for laces, set doily in center back as vent. Pieces needed: Bernadette pirate shirt, corseted cincher (Aranea Black "Anna"??), leather belt.

Action items:

Remove coat sleeves and face armscyes
Cut and face coat center back slit to waist
Open side seams to hips, face, set grommets, and lace
Cut and face back "vent" with hoop and stitch in doily
Make waist cincher
Make Bernadette pirate shirt
Determine leather belt phrase

~~House Pride (optional):~~ Not doing this one. Silver won't match the green/brown of the new Plague pieces.

Alternate use for Plague Revamp skirt and bodice. Requires: Silver/grey chemise, silver brocade forepart, silver and green hat. - This might not work as the binding on the "green leaf bodice" is in brown.

~~Action items:~~

~~Make chemise~~
~~Make forepart~~
~~Make hat~~

Tartan Peek-a-Boo:

Consists of: white chemise, hoops, black skirt, blue underskirt (forepart??), black bodice (Rabbit and Hat "Baroness") w/o straps, tartan stomacher, black-and-tartan hat.

Action items:

Cut, sew, hem, and pleat black skirt with no opening
Make skirt-hike
Cut open underskirt back seam and fix to be a second "forepart" - not enough circumference to fit over the hoops, but not enough visible to require full skirt. Make it pull double duty!
Tape Baroness pattern
Make Baroness bodice in black, omitting straps

IDEA!! Make straps removable and make bodice Tudoro-grey reversible. Incorporate Tudoro sleeves onto removable straps or leave separate if necessary

Make tartan stomacher (optional: reversible w/ Tudoro white/chevron markings)
Make pancake hat with upper-brim and lower-cap in tartan, lower-brim and upper-cap in black to match dress

Mermaid:

Consists of: crazy-dyed skirt, canvas tank top with laced sides, beaded belly dance belt with attached fishnet as a "hip scarf," shell and flower crown.

Action items:

Dye skirt strips
Gather and sew skirt strips
Draft and sew top
Design and sew belt and attach fishnet
Sew beads into fishnet
Make crown

Tudoro:

Consists of: Gown OR bodice/skirt, forepart, detachable sleeves slashed with black silk, white chemise, forepart with chevrons, tail bag, leaf hat, blue parasol.