Sources of my yellow dress' pattern

1. Abegg Triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1445

Seam on the bottom side of the sleeve, form and lenght of the sleeves.

2. Visitation by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1445

Visible side lacing on a long-sleeved dress.

3. Nativity by Hans Memling, c. 1475-1500

Sleeves' loose fit.
Mary wears here white gown over a dark (brown?) kyrtle, at the same time we can see no obvious evidences the gown is lined with fur, as is depicted in the most of paintings.

4. Nativity by Hans Memling, c. 1491

Low neck and forepart's design, yellow color.

Drops of honey and drops of blood

Glass handicrafted beads, plain braid cord of dark-green silk.

Related sources:
1. Paternoster Row
2. The Medieval Rosary
3. History of the Scriptural Rosary
4. Rosary/Paternoster Collection
5. Development of the Rosary
6. Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife by Jan van Eyck, 1434
7. St Jerome by Jan van Eyck, 1442
8. The Ghent Altarpiece: The Holy Hermits by Jan van Eyck, 1427-30
9. Edelheere Altarpiece by unknown flemish master, 1443

Flemish garment upgrade

Few days ago one nice miss helped me to fit the pattern of a flemish dress to my chest. Today I made myself to start cutting details off.
Take a look!

Forepart


Back


Sleeve with it's pattern

New 13C dress

La Saya Encordada (por el patrón de una saya de Doña Leonor)
The sleeveless spanish tunic according to the pattern of queen Eleonore's saya.

Sources:
1. Así vestían los reyes de la Reconquista (resource in spanish)
2. Leonora of Castile's Dress at Marc Carlsons page
3. Leonor's saya - Recreating a 13th. c. Spanish dress







Related researches:
1. Costume in Christian Spain: XIII century garments
2. Her garment's description by Isolda Renard (resource in russian)

My precioussss yarn

Just has arrived from China. Handmade, pure silk and hand-dyed with natural dyes.
It made my day!

True Viking Era

They came to the field and they fought until one side was dead













Sleeping berserk



Gangsta-viking. Yo!



Ladies







Press icon



Wild men can be tender



Punk-Viking



Pair of looks





Stolen girl



Farewell song on the edge of nirvana



Red-headed vikings







Glassworkers crew





Cold sky of the Dark Ages

Sinful Venus

Hans Memling, detail of the Last Judgment Triptych, 1467-71

Korela'08: more reenactors

Just a girl



Happy hippie child



Sunbathing in medieval way



Lute player



Noble lady



Joking ladies



Girl in a camp



Happy chihuahua owner



Flying feather



Farmer



Proud and satisfied



The Infantryman has a plan how to conquer the World



Noble man



Yellow soldier