Charlotte Sometimes

Tag: LRP

#21: Minoan Tiered Skirt

So… I wanted to upgrade my Odyssey costume. Yes, there are only two events left. No, that doesn’t matter to me. I think it’s important to do what I can between each event.

This is what it looks like roughly assembled with the other kit.

And this is what it looked like before:

This shot shows how MASSIVE the skirt is. It’s a traditional Gypsy dancing skirt that is often worn by belly dancers. It has a 20m hem, but because it’s made from really light Cotton Voile it’s not too heavy.

And it’s loosely based on Minoan Snake Goddess sculptures:

I made all the ruffles on my Overlocker. 40 meters of ruffles took me less than an hour.

And they looked like this when I laid them out on my lounge floor:

And finally, this is in the middle of pinning the final 20m hem to the bottom of the skirt before sewing it!

May 26, 2016
#20: Worm’s Tagelmust

I offered to pop up to Tahims in Coventry to get a friend some fabric for his Odyssey costume. It’s beautiful fabric this – what they use for making Sikh Turbans. And it’s only £1.35 a meter. I’m planning on writing up a tutorial for LARP Guide because I used my GoPro to film the process. Stay tuned!

May 25, 2016
#19: Murder Robes

Absolutely no murdering will be happening in these robes that I put together.

Deliberate oversized baggy fit, extra wide sleeves, dark grey fabric trimmed with mid grey bias tape.

First time I’d used commercially made bias tape and I have to admit, it holds a crease really well which allows you to get great accuracy when putting it on in a single pass.

May 19, 2016
#18: Roman Tunic

I started this a couple of years ago. And it sat unfinished in my cupboard for quite a long time. Then last year I noticed a friend playing a Roman who wears blue, so I checked if it fitted her and promised I’d finish it for her. Then I realised the game is next month… cue finally finishing it!

May 18, 2016
#17: Anglo Saxon Tunic

Simon needs clothes for Heathen. This is the first bit of the puzzle.

I also made the mistake of testing out the idea of some hand embroidery instead of machine embroidery, and it looks really good. So there might be quite a bit of that on this tunic – in time.

Both the lavender and the olive fabrics are hand dyed. I’m feeling quite pleased with this one.

May 17, 2016
#13-16: Brais x4

This weekend I put together three new pairs of Brais (for Adam, Simon, and myself) and dyed another pair dark. I’ve got to admit, I love my new overlocker. These came together so quickly with no need to french seam anything or do any extra finishing on the inside.

You see, Adam managed to wash his nice linen pair with something brown, and so his brais turned a nice nude colour. Not really ideal.

I had to do some dyeing of fabric anyway for Simon, so it was no bother to do an extra bucket of dark brown dye.

And I seamed around the edges on my overlocker too (which get tucked into the hose). Because for some reason nobody bothered to finish the edges when he bought them.

May 15, 2016
#8: Octopus Dice Bag

A test piece for a new endeavour. (Ssssh… it’s all a bit under wraps at the moment). It needs it’s drawstring, but it’s almost there.

Hand dyed fabric left over from Simon’s Mythlore costume and a cute Octopus from Urban Threads.

I learned a few things during construction, mostly that I need to make the base fabric another half inch or so wide for it to be able to fit on the free arm of the machine and make construction much, much easier. I need to use a measuring foot for accurate stitching of the cord channel. And I need to batch construct these pieces to make it more worthwhile.

I’m also teaching myself to digitise images on my embroidery software, for a top secret project with a friend.

I have this test piece left over, I have no idea what to do with him. 😀

April 11, 2016
#6 & #7: 13thC Fantasy Surcoat & Tunic

For Highguard at Empire LRP!

That’s 17 machine embroidered compass designs in total, the design around the hem goes all the way around to the back.

Unfortunately Ikea LENDA fabric doesn’t seem to allow stain removal, so it’s rather grubby and brown in places despite multiple washes.

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April 9, 2016
Basic Robe Pattern

^^ The above should read *half* chest measurement plus 20%.

This is my cutting diagram for 60″ wide fabric for a man with a 40something inch chest:

Here’s a few more outfits made from that same basic pattern:

Split front wool robe.

Knee Length tunic with stripes of colour pieced onto the basic design.

Basic knee length tunic with surcoat on top. White stripe was pieced onto the bottom of the hem of the black tunic.

Full length tunic with bias binding added at neck for detail.

Split front robe in wool as a warm outer layer.

Split front robe.

Full length tunic.

Basic knee length tunic with v neck.

Knee length tunic with priest stole.

March 11, 2016
Medieval Costume Design for Heretic LRP

I actually sat down and sketched out Simon’s costume.

The purple tunic is mid-calf length for a reason – it’s a traveling cote. It’s split in the front and back so that it could be used for riding. Obviously you’d wear it with hose under rather than a robe if you wanted to ride, so I might make them too if I have enough time.

This is the set of bodylinens I’ve already made – you can read about them in their own post.

And these are the other colours of green I’ve got for the costume – I’ve not dyed the purple yet.

Also, Sid came to visit.

And because I cut the neck wrong (too big) on the body linens, I’m working on a fancy undershirt.

January 29, 2016