Introduction to the Challenge

This challenge is specifically set towards those that have not had the opportunity to sew a garment/object by hand. This challenge is NOT a competion, merely a place for new handsewers to document their progress and seek feedback and help, and to challenge themselves. Sewers that are experienced in hand stitching items will not be excluded, but this is meant as a chance for those with no experience in this realm to get a start.The Challenge I propose is that all persons joining the challenge pick a garment or object of textile nature, no matter how small or large, i.e. a pilgrim bag, a Coif or any type of hat, socks, flag, gloves etc., and have at least one form of documentation for its existence during the SCA time period. Acceptable forms of documentation for this project will be paintings/woodcuts/drawings with the desired object in it or a picture of the desired object.The challenge starts first of June and will end one year later. People can join the challenge at any time during this year. Those of you with handsewing experience are invited to follow the blog, and leave comments and feedback as the challenge progresses. The challenge is based in Drachenwald, but is open to all kingdoms.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Still no second piece

I have not been working on the second piece and that may be a good thing. A friend, with whom I discussed at length that the secrets of sewing lies often in the order of assemblance, has told me to try and sew the joining of the leg part to the upper foot part first. I will try that, alas, I have also found some other pictures.
These are fancy and purportedly women's hosen
But frankly I doubt it, because the site linking to it was englishspeaking and the notes underneath the sock says that this is an exhibit of a Dommuseum, a clerical museum, and it would seem awfully frivolous for that. also the note gives no indication of this being a lady's garnment. What is an interesting detail ,though, is the upper right corner of the stocking in the picture.

Now this picture is rather straightforward and it does show black hosen on the lady:
and another picture of a woman getting raped ... but she is wearing socks
Elisande

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3 comments:

Anya said...

From the photos though, your first stocking looks fantastic and correctly sewn! Why are you planning on changing your construction method...doesn't it fit right?

June 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
brooke said...

to try it out, There was some problem in the piecing it together process.. but you may be right, I should probably do the second like the first and THEN make another pair with the different construction method.

June 23, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Anya said...

That's what I'd do. That way the fit is the same on both feet, and you don't get one tighter or one looser, and they look the same. Your first stocking looks great, anyhow, and then you can concentrate on the garters.

June 24, 2009 at 2:36 AM

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