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Pelican Cloak
Feb. 15th, 2010 10:44 pmYou may recall several weeks ago I asked if it was better to use a period technique to piece fabric, or to use the period widths while piecing. Now that the project is finished and passed to its owner, I can talk about why I was asking that question!
I volunteered to make a pelican cloak for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
baronessadriana, who was inducted into the order this weekend at Ymir. Congratulations! Well deserved. I've never done embroidery, and there wasn't any real way for me to get it to somebody in time to do some embroidery, so I wanted to go all out on construction and other details.
ETA - the goal was also ultimate accuracy, wherever possible, and I couldn't figure out a good way to do it on a 14th c. cloak without peppering the whole thing. Maybe down the openings? Ideas?
The most fun part about this whole process? Working on the handstitching in her living room, while she admired the color. :-D
( Photo heavy, below the fold )
I volunteered to make a pelican cloak for
baronessadriana, who was inducted into the order this weekend at Ymir. Congratulations! Well deserved. I've never done embroidery, and there wasn't any real way for me to get it to somebody in time to do some embroidery, so I wanted to go all out on construction and other details. ETA - the goal was also ultimate accuracy, wherever possible, and I couldn't figure out a good way to do it on a 14th c. cloak without peppering the whole thing. Maybe down the openings? Ideas?
The most fun part about this whole process? Working on the handstitching in her living room, while she admired the color. :-D
( Photo heavy, below the fold )
