Progress Update

I was able to make some progress on the gathered kirtle last night, though not as much as I originally planned. What else is new?

 

After dinner and paying the bills, I started in on the eyelets on the bodice front. I marked them out, putting them 3/4” apart, instead of my usual 1” apart. I told myself that this would look better and help the bodice close better, and I still think that I was correct. However, after two hours of making eyelets, I was beginning to wonder. I did manage to get one side done, which was around 18 eyelets. Tonight I'll do the other side.

 

After working on the eyelets, I needed a break. I pulled out my Tudor and Stuart dollhouse book and went through it with an eye towards what I had seen at my local hobby/miniatures shop, the Time Machine. While I think that the Time Machine will be very useful for basic materials and tools, its focus on materials for Victorian and Edwardian dollhouses means that I will need to find other resources. I suspect that most of the merchants selling Tudor items will be located in the UK – there just isn’t as much interest in that time period in the US (except, perhaps, in the SCA).

 

I also looked very quickly at my brand new book, Letterwriting in Renaissance England (many thanks to 

 

 

jdulac  for the recommendation!), which appears to be an excellent resource. I’m hoping to have more time tonight to really examine the book.