01/06/2006
After some discussions with Her Excellency Dorothea, I've decided to begin with underclothes. For some events I can borrow her skirt, doublet, shirt and a hat, but one underskirt is difficult to share. I'm planning to wear the complete set at Raglan in September and this time do it properly; no cutting corners. So, by Raglan I should have:
- linen underpants;
- linen underskirt;
- linen shirt;
- linen hose;
- wool hose;
- wool skirt/kirtle;
- wool doublet;
- wool partlet;
- cap with feathers;
- shoes;
- pouch;
- stuff I've forgotten.
I shall begin with the underskirt because that is the one item I can not borrow for the events this summer. It is warm enough to cheat and use modern underwear during summer as well.
11/06/2006
The underskirt is finished!
As Her Excellency Dorothea suggested, I'm going to make a shirt next. After some research I've decided to base it on Sture shirts. The Stures were killed in 1567, byt the cut is very suitable for a shirt with a high smocked collar.
28/08/2006
The shirt is finished!
31/08/2006
The kirtle is sort of finished. It is wearable, but a few details remain to be taken care of.
07/09/2006
The doublet and kirtle are finished.
07/01/2007
There is a new plan: a project to make, trade and buy items that could have been owned by a upper-middle ranking kampfrau between 1530 and 1550.
I've divided this project into five parts and will enter each part into the Drachenwald Kingdom A&S Championship. The parts are:
- Part I — Clothing;
- Part II — Accessories;
- Part III — Personal Items;
- Part IV — Food;
- Part V — The Compleat Kampfrau (a research paper).
For the first part, clothing, I used what I already had and modified it to suit the practical aspects of camp life. I've already begun on some of the accessories, but I need to make a final plan. The personal items is a tough one. For example, would a kampfrau own a mirror? What did it look like if she did? Then there is food... I've got a few ideas where to begin, but nothing more than that.
01/05/2007
Part II — Accessories has been completed. I did not win the competition, but got very good marks.
For this part I made a cap, knit beret, goller, smocked apron, striped hose and a pouch with six pockets. These are the first ideas for next part:
- comb (wood or horn);
- dice (lead or antler or bone);
- gaming board (wood);
- drinking jug (stoneware);
- sewing needles (iron).