All ahead... slow

Boy I wish I didn't have to work!  It really puts a crimp on things!  But then again, it does help me feed my addictions (fabric, clothes,etc).  I am sewing the side and arm seams tonight, then will have the little man try it on.  I forgot to cut out arms, so that will be done tomorrow night. I can't believe how slow this is going!

BTW- I also have to have a pirate costume done by mid March for our school's PARP (Parents As Reading Partners), for which I am on the committee.  I don't know what has gotten into me. I am actually taking risks this year and will dress up!

That is if I don't make a total ass of myself while participating in our charity Donkey basketball game for Leukemia..... What have I gotten myself into!

cutting, cutting and more cutting...

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.

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...