Tudor MercWench Smith

AirCon at work is excessively glacial, so since my coat project gets carried with me wherever I go in case I get a minute to work on it, it's getting a trial wear early. Shoulders and chest are cut to accommodate the stays, not modern gear, hence the current bagginess ...and cuffing the sleeves and starting button holes are today's projects but otherwise....I'm faintly pleased with myself

Whether or not it ends up working it certainly looks great!

That's why I pulled the trigger. Granted with shipping it was closer to $20 total, but for real pewter, stamped as leadless it still felt reasonable in comparison. Not my dream mug for my kit, but doesn't risk my pottery ones getting damaged in transit, is on budget and period-ish enough

Those shirts look so good! The patterns make me exited to cut my next one. In other news, just "thrifted" this online. Stamped on the bottom as leadless English pewter. I think it's got the glass bottom which isn't thrilling but it seemed better quality then the new tin/aluminum/copper mugs I was seeing on Amazon for just as much as I ended up bidding on this one if not mode

Mostly same.....I'm just whip/fell stitching the lining in rather then doing right sides and flipping, to make the lining a little easier to remove in case it ever needs replacement or to be pulled out temporarily to be bleached or something. In updates to the sleeve saga, in my puttering last night, and getting ready to follow all best advice to just pull the sleeve and redo it, I determined that it's NOT the outer sleeve that's on incorrectly ,but the lining sleeve. The outer sleeve just looked janky cause of aforementioned bunching and twisting from the sleeve being too bulky and probably cause of the lining sleeve twisting it weird. So I'm sticking with my plan to narrow down the sleeves and straighten out the elbow point a bit on the outer sleeves and then will deal with the lining separately. Might pause it though and get my second shirt and slops cut. I'm going to a different event the first weekend of August and will have lots of time to hand stitch things, but laying and cutting will be harder so best to have the pieces ready.

So weirdly, the cuff opening does actually sit on the right spot. A secondary problem that I've been mulling on is the there just seems to be too much bulk in the sleeve in general making it very scrunched. I started wondering if that was exacerbating what might actually be just a minor misalignment. I'm thinking a good "fix" between ignoring it entirely and yoinking the whole sleeve off is to go in and basically cut out the elbow point. i have more then enough room olin the sleeve that I can go in, debulk and remove the point and still have a sleeve lose enough for movement. (Terrible sketch showing the idea) Losing the defined elbow point solves my problem in that the shoulder and pit and seams are all functionally and visually good....it's just the elbow shape sticking up off my inner arm that is the problem Preliminary runs at pining provided proof of concept during my lunch break today. I'm going to try it on tonight with the shirt sleeves to make sure it has enough room and then I'm going for it as it won't prevent me if I later decide to actually reset it and it should probably happen anyway cause these sleeves really are too wide on me.

Janky sleeve is more then likely going to be ignored. If it is not however and I decide to do something about it the lining in the sleeves hasn't been done and the picture is just the buttons being laid out not tacked down so I still have access to alter.

Upside, i just laid out my buttons and even with the janky sleeve.......eh? Can't complain. It's got style

Update....lining is in but one sleeve got put in upside down so the elbow vend is the wrong way. Haven't closed up the lining entirely so contemplating flipping it inside out and just re-reseaming the sides to lose the elbow point, and lose some of the excess width anyway. Ooooor.....calll it good enough cause when it's on the sleeves have enough allowance you can't tell and I really want to be done with this one and move on to the next....

Those are nice! Everything I found heretofore has had the nautical pea coat anchor motif on them (or periah the thought, tacky Halloween costumes looking skulls and crossbones)

Finished the lining and started putting it in the shell this morning. Got excited about it, and how close to "done" I was....till I remembered that i still have to do buttons and buttonholes after this is done 😐 Which, part of me thought I'd just do cloth covered buttons but.....not happening. Metal buttons it is..i think I have enough in my stash but if anyone has s good source on buttons to share I wouldn't mind suggestions. After this, another shirt, another pair of slops, some skirts, a waistcoat if I have time....

Hope you enjoy them! Solid shampoo bars have been a game changer for my hair in general and definitely also make travel easier. Bonus that they should also be biodegradable for camping use!

Yep I would tend to agree. You want up off the ground a bit but too high and it certainly gets drafty. I'm hoping this short height will be a good compromise as well as easier to transport and less legs to conceal. I have a short trip the first weekend in August that I will get to test it and make any adjustments....the climate I will be in will be quite a bit different I imagine but still a good chance for a trial.

It's always amazing to me when the little fiddly bits feel like they take just as long to do as major construction parts.... 1 pocket done.one pocket 3/4th done. Hopefully finish that tonight and get the lining cut. Definitely going collarless on this one.....I'm over the little time sinks....

Yeah the cot is only minimally about comfort. I mainly need it as something to get up off the ground to cut the damp and chill. Obviously longer legs would provide that even better but not so much to warrant the extra packing space. I have to say this does feel much more supportive then the old Colman camp bed I used to use. The camp pad really has been the good find. It's narrower, but sturdier feeling then a regular air mattress. It definitely feels more firm/less prone to sag too. It said on Amazon that it had like an r3 insulation level....which I doubt, but better then a wholly uninsulated conventional air mattress. But I plan on lining the bottom of the mattress pad cover with like an emergency blanket or something to help insulate, and blankets on top should do the trick

So jacket shell is constructed. No pics yet but might get some later. Pocket,/flaps and lining. Might go without a collar. But on other projects front....i had pulled the trigger on a cot/camp mat configuration. In an effort to disguise it/make it look more period I took some of that roll of striped cotton Essex I had and made a cover for the pad so it looks more like a mattress. Might also make something to hang over the edges to obscure the cot frame too, but all and all, pleased with the look. A wool blanket on top, a down pillow and it should look decent, balanced with comfort and ease of transport. Back to the jacket next....

This makes sense and honestly kind of relieves me. My logic in asking was that if accomodations were to be made best to know about them as far in advance as possible, but I agree with with the sentiment that this is an optional buy in, with limited resources.

If I may suggest that we add a category on the sheet (or at least a running list somewhere) of any food allergies/dietary requirements other then veg types... easier to plan any accommodations if we know ahead of time. Otherwise, trawling through recipie collections for the unicorns - easy, scalable for a crowd, wide appeal, fairly stable ingredients and able to be done on a fire lol

Old fashioned problems require old fashioned solutions lol

I can definitely volunteer for a few shifts. It's been quite a few years since I've cooked on a fire but I'm pretty decent at cooking otherwise I do have one I'm willing to offer up for use but 2 caveats....one, it would require a volunteer to take it with them since I'm flying (along with the extra wood bowls etc that I found that I'm willing to share) and 2, it's enameled cast iron so about 100 year minimum out of period. So...not the best option maybe, but available if needed I also have some bread skills....never in wood fired ovens but I certainly wouldn't mind trying my hand at it if we do get access to them Those breakfasts sound delicious and easy. And while I'm not a full time vegi-saurus, having some options would be great and I might have some good veg/vegan recipes floating around that would lens itself well to camp cooking

The linen worked great! Mayhaps technically to lightweight but not badly so and for the climate I was willing to go for a slightly softer drape for the sake of comfort. It's just heavy enough too that o didn't have to line. I'm actually finishing up flat felling the interior seams on them right now since they arent lines til I can get home tonight and pin my jacket sleeves. Love that striped fabric. They look great! I thought about doing the wide/petticoat style like that for my second pair but I'm not sure on if I could pull off the look lol. But we shall see. Next priority after the jacket is a mattress cover. After that is another shirt. After that is more slops. Busy busy busy....

They need a bit of a clean up, and I probably wouldn't use them for soup, but I just scored this stack of wood bowls for $5 if we need extra among the camp

Ok, birthday party for the wee mutineers has been accomplished...seven mini a frame tents and all. Proof my lackluster singer is not up for any heavy canvas projects any time soon if nothing else lol But cracking on with the garb again.... Jacket body is pieced together, sleeves are getting pinned tonight, hopefully collar too, but that might have to wait until lining Is ready, need to reread the instructions again tonight. Fit is mostly ok...felt a bit bulky right over the chest when I first started sizing it, but then tried it on my actual body whilst wearing the shirt and stays, instead of my slightly janky duct tape dress form or modern clothed self, and it actually sat pretty well....well enough I knew to stop frassing with it lol 😉 It's not a perfect fit but it's really very decent, and again.... I'm portraying a woman wearing men's clothing, probably borrowed or stolen, living aboard a ship... Finely tailored would be a luxury, not a commonality.

Of course! I use their products exclusively for hair, face and body and am a big advocate of them. The spray is also very nice, I just don't want to run a foul of TSA. Overall, they also smell very pleasant if slightly citronella-y

Y'know, I did think of that this week, mostly due to helping make 7 kids sized a frame tents for my kids' camping themed birthday party this weekend. But clothing gear comes first on the project list lol