Kirtle sew along?

[CenturiesSewing]

I have yet another kirtle  in the works and was wondering if there was any interest in a sew along, or video diary styled installments as I make one?
I can cover construction, details and finishing easy enough and possibly draping a pattern and basic fitting.


Thoughts, interest or ideas are welcomed!

[gem]

YES!!!!

Ok, I'm not actually making a kirtle right now. Or, um, for a while. But I definitely want to follow along on the thread! It could be a whole resource for supportive undergowns, petticoat bodies, &c of all kinds.

Next up on my someday list is to tackle the kirtle from The Queen's Servants. I want to experiment with that high neckline.

[Wickedvox]

You two are my dream team match-up!! I'm not planning a kirtle, in fact I've never made one, but I would love to follow along with you Centuries!! If I could choose a kirtle mentor you would be it--and I *do* hope to make one some day, it would be a phenomenal resource for me. In other words: Yes please, video diary, blog, notes tacked to cork board, whatever!

[CenturiesSewing]

Yes please, video diary, blog, notes tacked to cork board, whatever!

Interpretive Dance? 

[Kate XXXXXX]

Kirtle Galliard, maybe?

[CenturiesSewing]

Done to Dowland's  little known "Alas the eyelets made me weep" 

[isabelladangelo]

We cannot forget the very popular hip hop song "Sleevils gonna get ya"

[Wickedvox]

You guys are cracking me up!!

[Kate XXXXXX]

"She's just a devil woman, with sleevils on her mind..."

To go with Knights in white satin dancing The Monarchism Tango!

[isabelladangelo]

Of course, there is always "Stitch it" by Devo.  Stitch it.  Stitch it good. 

[gem]

...Or the inevitable sequel: "Rip It." 

[insidiousraven]

Rip it!  That's the song of anything I sew.

I'd totally be interested in a kirtle sew along!  I'm finishing mine up, and I'm hoping someone has an easier process to make one 0_o

[Wickedvox]

I'm going to miss these boards *SO* much when school starts back up in 3 weeks  You guys have me on the floor!!

[CenturiesSewing]

At this rate we will have a kirtle sew along music video. 

Raven, what issues have you been having?


Now for some general brainstorming,

It might take me a few weeks to get everything together for this.

I've been checking back and forth between here and my facebook page, there is interest in both places. I think a bulk of the posts will go on my website. The only deadline I'm setting is for myself, to help keep me on track. Everyone else can work at their own pace. Should someone have to drop the project and pick it up a year later they will have something to refer back to.

A flickr pool or forum thread would be great for folks to post their wip in.

I'm leaning toward doing video posts, I'm a visual learner so it appeals to me.  I've made enough kirtles in various forms that I'm comfortable enough in my process to share. It is just one way to make them, and I think the basics can be applied to other eras as well. I haven't decided on how in-depth to go yet, the biggest issue to my mind is patterning/fit.

Idea wise I'm at:

Show draping on the dressform, but not everyone has access to a dressform..

Start from a store bought pattern and heavily adapt and modify it.

Keep it simple, let everyone worry about their own pattern and just cover the sewing side of things.


Materials wise:

I have the wool, interlinings are from my stash. I just need to see if it is in the funds this month to get some linen for lining.

[Kate XXXXXX]

As another visual thinker and learner, I find a mix of stills and video's to be good.  I also find a good explanation to go with it then catches the theoretical thinkers.  I really need to practice my video skills.

As for a pattern...  There are several good ones about.  The ones I seem to gravitate towards for this sort of thing are the Tudor Tailor ones (I scale up from the book, but they also do paper patterns), and the child's one from the Royal Palaces website, which would scale up well for those of more slender figures.  Janet Arnold has one, I think...  I avoid DeReconstructing History as there have been so many fails with their patterns in my life that I have sworn off them for the sake of sanity and murder!     I've only once used a commercial (Big Three) pattern, and it was OK, but more theatrical in construction than historical.