What I have:

Clothes

  • 2 out-of-period linen yoke shirts with machine embroidery
  • 1 heavily machine embroidered gathered shirt, linen
  • Brocade doublet and matching pair of sleeves
  • Dark blue silk noil skirt
  • Underskirt with forepart of embroidered velvet (bought with embroidery)
  • Brocade overskirt to match doublet
  • Green brocade loose gown (needs sleeves) lined with purple linen
  • 14th century linen “tank top” shift
  • Blue linen/cotton kirtle
  • Magenta wool blend cotehardie with tippets
  • Maroon wool Venetians
  • Scarlet wool cassock (not made by me)
  • Gray wool cloak (destined to be cut up and turned into a cotehardie someday)

(I started this year out with a doublet with sleeves, 1 yoke shirt (I think–it’s possible I made the period shirt last year), the cassock, the cloak, and a faded and holey black linen skirt that has been retired and will be used to line doublets. So in retrospect, woah, I got a lot more done this year than I thought, especially since I kind of actually learned to sew for real this year AND drafted my own kirtle/cotehardie pattern. And I was working for the majority of the year, particularly the sewing part, and also attending graduate school since late August. Of course, my apartment is utter chaos. I should probably organize before diving into 2008 projects.)

Accessories

  • Plain linen caul (needs replacing or at least resewing)
  • Beaded and spangled caul
  • Not-so-accurate coif (bought)
  • Unsatisfactory tall hat
  • Black linen flat cap
  • Gray (false) pearl, lapis, and gold necklace
  • Carcanet of (false) pearls and silver with a pendant and necklace
  • 2 pairs (false) pearl earrings
  • 14th century belt with mounts
  • 14th century veil, fillet, and barbette
  • 14th century tasseled pouch
  • “Silk-wrapped” circlet, which I can’t quite get to stay on right (I may need to wire it)

(Started the year with the plain caul, the flat cap, and the coif.)

What I’d like to make this year (I doubt I’ll manage much of it, but if I try to prioritize sewing for spring and fall and embroidery for summer, when I will probably be off interning somewhere with fewer distractions, who knows?):

Clothes

  • Green velveteen square doublet – Started
  • Red velvet doublet – Body partially assembled, sleeves not cut out (on hold until I see whether it fits with a corset or needs piecing)
  • Puffed paned sleeves for loose gown
  • 15th century Italian chemise – Completed cuff embroidery, started sewing
  • 15th century Italian reversible gamurra – Started patterning
  • 15th century Italian reversible giornea
  • Pair of bodies (corset)
  • Spanish jerkin c. 1580 – Completed thread-wrapped buttons
  • A new high-necked (non-gathered) shirt to wear with the square doublet
  • Sideless surcoat for 14th century
  • Blue linen Anglo-Saxon undertunic
  • Embroidered wool (former tablecloth) Anglo-Saxon overtunic
  • Velvet paned sleeves to match forepart
  • 1 or 2 flannel petticoats
  • Reversible silk dupioni skirt with decorative band
  • Embroidered linen jacket (fabric bought embroidered)

(I think that’s a good mixture of big projects and relatively quick ones. I’m holding off on the Janet Arnold loose gown and kirtle for the time being.)

Accessories

  • Mount buckle and strap end on 14th century stamped belt
  • Embroidered Westphalian bag for my lord
  • Embroidered Twelfth Night gift for my lord – Almost done with embroidery
  • Embroidered Twelfth Night gift for a friend
  • Glove cuffs – Started
  • Blackwork caul
  • Plain period coif that actually FITS (possibly two, one for late 16th and one for mid)
  • A new flat cap of more appropriate size and snazzier material
  • Wool cape with black cording to match my Venetians
  • Anglo-Saxon veil (I am thinking reddish-pink linen)
  • Silk veil for 14th century outfit
  • Ridiculously large genuine pearl drop earrings (finally found the pearls; still can’t find the right kind of hoops!)
  • Modest set of plain ruffs
  • Handkerchief with reversible blackwork (pomegranates)
  • Embroidered case for my embroidery scissors
  • Embroidered needlebook

(I will probably acquire more embroidery projects as I go, haha.)

Furnishings and Feastgear

  • At least half of slips for 16th century cushion – Started first slip
  • Quilt for camping
  • Painted plate for feasting