To date, I’ve only done the mitts. The pattern has great documentation and description of extant items, including textiles and colors used in period. The documentation includes very useful details on how to fit the mitts to a variety of hand sizes. There is an illustrated section on period hand-stitching techniques This is a very detail-oriented project, especially sewing in the thumb piece, so allow time and an extra dose of patience! I did very simple chain stitching on the outside (since I intended these for Rendezvous events, they didn’t need to be fancy), but these could be more heavily embroidered for a more upper class, urban look The result is they do wrinkle ( wrinkles are period, n’est-ce pas?) but, surprisingly, add that layer of warmth for shady, windy events and they keep the sun off the skin and add a lovely, distinctive touch to one’s attire.
Theresa Eacker –
To date, I’ve only done the mitts. The pattern has great documentation and description of extant items, including textiles and colors used in period. The documentation includes very useful details on how to fit the mitts to a variety of hand sizes. There is an illustrated section on period hand-stitching techniques This is a very detail-oriented project, especially sewing in the thumb piece, so allow time and an extra dose of patience! I did very simple chain stitching on the outside (since I intended these for Rendezvous events, they didn’t need to be fancy), but these could be more heavily embroidered for a more upper class, urban look The result is they do wrinkle ( wrinkles are period, n’est-ce pas?) but, surprisingly, add that layer of warmth for shady, windy events and they keep the sun off the skin and add a lovely, distinctive touch to one’s attire.