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I just love the blue!  It really is that bright!

And what the heck, here's the colour combo for the next one.. burgundy cotehardie with gold surcote. They are the Abbey Tournament colours so I can wear the outfit for functions as well as our own group things. I will possibly cut it a little differently, but still the same basic idea. This will give me a few mix and match outfits along with the silk heraldic which isn't started yet, although I have the silk.

Remembering the first surcote in burgundy isn't for me I can still have the same burgundy/blue combo only in reverse with the new burgundy cotehardie (mostly finished; except buttons, buttonholes and embroidery) with the blue surcote over the top.

I'm still not over-keen on the gold one yet which was originally going to be the lining for the blue one, (except I decided a white lining would be just so much more striking), but I have the fabric and lining cut so I'll see what happens.  I could always sell it brand new and unworn, of course, but there is a certain reluctance amongst re-enactors to pay for the time put into anything hand-stitched or hand made.

Point in case also for shoes and furniture. Made with modern tools, the cost is quite sensible. made by hand it's a long time-consuming process which makes it quite prohibitive to sell.  Possibly the best idea is to keep it for myself for loaning or perhaps for when I have another coloured cotehardie to go underneath at some point in the future.

 

I'm reposing:	sewing in the comfy armchair
I'm feeling:	bouncy
I'm listening to:	Cowboy beBop closing credits

Happy new year!

To celebrate the first day in the incoming year 2010, I've spent a little time sewing on my own blue silk sideless, photographing one of the other sideless surcotes to best show the possible views for front, back and sides and fitting my man for seperate hose. I already have purchased a set of rather dashing burgundy wool hose from thebellman which need a little tweak here and there for the best possible fit. I gotta tell you.. there's nothing quite like a man in seperate hose.

On the subject of surcotes, I am often surprised that a re-enactor can go to such lengths over a beautiful fitted cotehardie and then refuse to wear a surcote because "it will cover everything up".

I've included the front and side-on views here to show how a cunningly cut sutcote certainly neither conceals or detracts from what's being worn underneath. Excuse that I'm in regular clothes underneath and that the braid is tacked on and not stitched down at this point. The waistline of the jeans at the hip is where the jewelled/embroidered/expensive belt sits, so a surcote cut in this manner would still show off the costly things underneath and also the (hopefully) shapely wearer who is still maintaining a pretense of modesty.

For a lady whose figure is less than perfect, the lines of the surcote as seen from the front gives a flattering hourglass line which many swimwear companies use today to help their garments look more flattering as it draws the eye from the shoulder in to the waist (real or imagined) and then out to the hip.

It's still a work in progress. :)

My blue silk surcote and gold silk surcote will have the same cut as this one with the added bonus of the gold one also having the same flat metal woven braid as the burgundy one shown here. Which will be embroidered with garnets and pearls because we all know how much I love that kind of ostentatous display of gratuitous finery!
 

 


 

I'm reposing:	Mount Gravatt
I'm feeling:	contemplative
I'm listening to:	Gypsy Kings

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I'm reposing:	-27° 23’ 41.07”, +152° 57’ 11.33”
I'm feeling:	loved
I'm listening to:	I'll Show Ya - Alexandrah - Stanford Soundtrack v. 6: Chronology