Cats Costumery | Making a Medieval Kirtle | holiday + EnglandMedFest vlog @CatsCostumery | Uploaded October 2019 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Hello everyone!
Here is the last video about my little dip into medieval. I had heard about England's Medieval Festival before, and realised this year might be the first one where I'd be around for it. So I decided to make something to wear. At the time I decided to do this, I had a little over a month to draft and make it.
I started by making my medieval chemise. Here is the video for that one: youtube.com/watch?v=5nEihYzCKWo
And then I moved on to the kirtle. I used Morgan Donner's kirtle tutorial to draft my pattern. youtube.com/watch?v=yED06QFK2Q4
I found it super helpful! I made a couple of mock-ups and then went ahead with it. I used about 4-5 meters of red linen for this and entirely handsewed this dress. It was the perfect project as I was going away on holiday and wanted to take some handsewing with me. I went to Alicante and Scotland, of which I filmed a little. Scotland was my absolute favourite.
The day at the fair was probably the hottest day in the southeast UK in ages. Despite that, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the fair and just wished I'd gone for all weekend rather than just the one day. Maybe next year!
If you are interested in seeing some more of my work, here are some links:
Instagram: @catscostumery
instagram.com/catscostumery
Blog: happilyevertaffeta.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/catscostumery
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/V7V7HRLN
Hello everyone!
Here is the last video about my little dip into medieval. I had heard about England's Medieval Festival before, and realised this year might be the first one where I'd be around for it. So I decided to make something to wear. At the time I decided to do this, I had a little over a month to draft and make it.
I started by making my medieval chemise. Here is the video for that one: youtube.com/watch?v=5nEihYzCKWo
And then I moved on to the kirtle. I used Morgan Donner's kirtle tutorial to draft my pattern. youtube.com/watch?v=yED06QFK2Q4
I found it super helpful! I made a couple of mock-ups and then went ahead with it. I used about 4-5 meters of red linen for this and entirely handsewed this dress. It was the perfect project as I was going away on holiday and wanted to take some handsewing with me. I went to Alicante and Scotland, of which I filmed a little. Scotland was my absolute favourite.
The day at the fair was probably the hottest day in the southeast UK in ages. Despite that, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the fair and just wished I'd gone for all weekend rather than just the one day. Maybe next year!
If you are interested in seeing some more of my work, here are some links:
Instagram: @catscostumery
instagram.com/catscostumery
Blog: happilyevertaffeta.wordpress.com
Facebook: facebook.com/catscostumery
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/V7V7HRLN
