Tonight, after I hand washed most of my new fabric, I started to lay out the doublet fabric for cutting.
This green cotton was bought way back in 2000 when I first started on this journey. Some of it was turned into (what I thought at the time) was a great ren. costume. I used Alteryears's Irish leinne costume and made an Elizabethan pair of bodies to go with it. Many years and a good deal of research later and I'm here blogging to you.
Next step- cut lining...
Back to our diary...
Today I washed the red lining fabric and boy howdy did it bleed. Not having a working washer, I chose to save my coins and wash my fabric like they did in ole' Henry's time- by hand.
I washed the red broadcloth, yellow faux silk, 8.5 mm (real) silk Habotai and 5 oz linen canvas. The last two were purchased through Silk Connection and are LOVELY!
Boy I seem to be getting side tracked tonight!
I layed out my green fabric and cut out the pieces with seam allowance. One of the things that I don't like about the TT patterns is that they do not include seam allowances. I don't have any experience with patterns outside of McCalls or Simplicity, so I don't know if this is standard.
TT tells you differing seam allowances for certain pieces. I just hope I have them cut right. I don't know if I will be interlining... I might use the muslin as the interlining
Next step- cut lining...
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