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Costuming: Late Period German

Posted by: Alysten on: November 9, 2011

I am setting out to make this dress: It will be a work in progress. I have the kirtle completed. I have most of the saia put together.  I have all the trim ordered. I have a friend willing to do all the beading (I am not so much on the beading process).I already have [...]

Update: Swan Dress

Posted by: Alysten on: March 31, 2011

More progress has been made on the sleeve beading. All of the spangles are on and the applique is 100% complete. I am just working on the fill.  The bodice has been sewn and fitted. All that is remaining is attaching the skirt to the bodice and the rest of the beading on the sleeve [...]

German wulsthaube

Posted by: Alysten on: February 4, 2011

I have been working on getting the correct head wear for the Saxon dress. Here is the wulsthaube in it’s final incarnation. It is fairly comfortable to wear and not too heavy on the head.  The head dress is in 3 parts, under cap, roll and veil.  I am keeping everything together via veil pins. [...]



  • opusanglicanum: there is a c15th version, and the latest example (the one I used) was from richard dolby cook's dictionary of 1832, quoted in elizabeht ayrtons englis
  • Alysten: I've done several galentines that require that level of boning. But I haven't done one of those types of subtleties yet. I am hoping to attempt one w
  • opusanglicanum: havae you tried the seventeenth century thing where you bone out a whole chicken (that bits tricky as you have to bone it complete from the inside, in

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