Sock Dreams

This site/store really rox my what?
*laughs*
Funnily enough, I could use some of the tall, plain socks for garb. Hrm. Easier than making it, cheaper too. *sigh*

Progress. Or is it?

Sunday was a long day spent goggle-eyed over picking one portrait to emulate (I will use this word more often I think.) I have decided to go with the dress seen in the lower right of this painting by Lucas van Leyden. (Wow! I didn't know the background info on the painting. He was only 14 when he painted it!)






















I have the fabric already after a shopping trip to OHCO Warehouse. I have a nice rust fabric for the dress itself, a gold/cream/brown decorated fabric for the first set of undersleeves, and cream fabric for the partlet and poofy under-undersleeves.

Here's hoping it will all work out.

ETA: Yes, van Leyden was a Dutch painter, but you know what...alot of fashion during the 16th was rather interchangeable amongst the different European countries. It'll be fine. :) Maybe I'll make a German hat rather than the veil shown here.

Oh the nerves

Everything is turned in and on its way (hopefully in the case of the letters) to Valdosta's library school. I have no idea when I'll hear anything.

Snowed in

It stopped being cool after the first couple of hours. I'll guess that we got about 7" of snow dumped on our house this past Sunday. I'll post pics later.

I am also starting a new project (quelle surprise). Monochrome tablet woven belt. I'm starting with simple squares. 5 s, then 5 z etc. threaded. I would like to progress to weaving letters as seen in the Augsburg belt. (scroll down to no. 1 of Appendix B)