Russian Fortress-2009

As usual, Russian Fortress festival of reenactment and war history made my holiday in the beginning of July.

To look all my photos - please go by the link to the album at Picasa-Web.

European chemises c. 1250-1500

Gallery

Archives 2004: Women's hose

At first I've had to make a pattern for my future hose. To make hose fit well when they will be sewn I had to measure carefully my legs to my knees and feet in every possible dimension.



After measures were taken I've started to paint pattern of the knee-length hose.

Next step - making a model to check fit and size.
Best choise is to take cheap canvas that can be equally stretched in both directions.



Model is to be fit to you foot's actual form.

Next step - to cut the details off the desired fabric, I've taken dark-green woolen baize.





Sewing gussets with strenghtened backstitch:



To sew the backseam use overlapping stitch:



I washed my hose in the washmashine at normal regime for wool, unfortunately, later they were washed at linen regime and became felted hose of a kid's size.
Washing is described in hose-sewing process as it is normal to sew hose a bit bigger than you've planned, but washing makes them fit better. So - do not wash or steam woolen fabric before sewing your hose.

Result





Sources

1. Hose from Herjolfsnes # 91
2. Hose from London
3. Compilation of images (source in russian)
4. Stitches used in Middle Ages
5. Seams types from London excavations
6. Munchen hose
7. Roman of Rose, Bodleyan Library, ~1500

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Knee-length sewn hose were a usual part of medieval women's garment, having been depicted in many artworks of different painters and miniaturists.

Cambok players

I'm dressed in yellow. Love this color, by the way.

To learn more about Cambok.

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

Korela'08: Faces of the Festival

Kind kind look



A goblin? No. Infantryman!



Kids! Let me tell you the story of the medieval times!



Bloody hell! Who are those peasants? Where is my courtier magician?



Indigo-child



Look at my gown! It's so medievish! Look at that woman! She's cooking something at that awful campfire and is intednig to eat it!



Come and play with me!



A look through the ages



Warm hugs



Modern medieval miniaturist



The real Samurai



Party just have started