HSM'15 Challenge: 5 Practicality

..." even princesses sometimes nees a practical garment that you can DO things in...... we're getting down and dirty and makinf something that is about getting work done: building up, cleaning uo, fixing up, and generally being practical...."  http://thedreamstress.com/2015/04/hsfm-15-challenge-5-practicality/

In July I will be doing all those things in Waterloo - building up the tent and camp, cleaning and cooking, and do either sweating in the heath or getting cold and muddy in the rain... but that was how it was back then.....

I have enough clothes to be honest, but perhaps they are too Skandinavian style and now we should look more like English.... and all my old clothes are a little bit too small.... so I really needed (or at least wanted to) have new dress....

So I made a bib front dress, and I used Laughing Moon's pattern, and it was perhaps the easiest pattern I've ever used....

Of course since I'm going to work in it, I didn't do the train part... and I confess, I made it so that I can wear it with an normal bra, since I really need to WORK in it, not just pretending to work... so the waist is 1 cm lower than in the pattern.... I can't help it, I do have boobs....

Fabric is printed cotton, machine sewn except all the visible seams are hand sewn.

And because I do burn very easily, I made a chemisette. I thought I made a very little collar, but it turned out to be huge, at least to my eye.

Fabric is cotton(-blend?, not sure). All hand sewn. Pattern self drafted.

And of course I need an apron. I have had this printed cotton in my stash for a long time, and in some point I dyed it - with a poor result- the colour is dirty-dull-dark-green. But it's perfect to an apron when carrying wood or ma´king a fire - i think. So never throw anything away...

Printed cotton (self-dyed), all hand sewn.

And because the pattern was so easy to do, I though why not do a sleeveless dress too. The fabric is too thick, but I just wanted to do it anyway. Perhaps there will be a time to take a walk around the camp and dress something with no burning marks, ashes or tears....

Fabric is cotton, but I dont' think it is really suitable to be historically accurate... All but visible seams are machine sewn

And, if I manage to take a walk in the camp - or even around the village - I do need a hat. Very fast done, and really not even knowing what on earth I was doing, but this is how it turned out... but I'm very sure, I'll just use linen caps....

Silk, cotton, silk and cotton thread, a hat from ikea.