Getting Ready for Renaissance Faire – The Cuttle Corner #30

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Welcome to the thirtieth edition of The Cuttle Corner! With summer right around the corner, we are getting ready for the Renaissance Faire!

If you missed last week’s post, you can take a look here.

Now, let’s get cozy!

What’s Going On

I spent another day volunteering at my local living history museum. It was the middle of the week, and a little bit cold and drizzly, so there weren’t a lot of visitors. As much fun as it is to share the history and skills with new people, it was also nice to sit and the quiet a take a little break.

Instead of spinning, I brought a little embroidery project I’ve just started. I don’t want to give too much away about it just yet. There will be more on this coming soon(ish).

What I’m Working On

Sewing

My husband and I love going to the Renaissance Faire. This year will be the first year we will be bringing our kids (and a couple extra) along too!

I have already made costumes for the two of us, so I thought it would be fun to sew costumes for the kids as well.

Thanks to my mom, I have a large quantity of old table linens that no one in the family wanted. With her blessing, I am using them to make shifts and shirt and linings for the Renaissance Faire costumes.

I’ve completely finished one shift, and nearly finished the second. Do you know how cute tiny Renaissance Faire costumes are? The answer is so stinking cute!

Using the table linens turned out to be a great starting point. The fabric has a subtle floral design woven in that gives a cute effect. I was also able to save the edging to use for cuffs and hems. Not only does that look nice, it saved me from having to finish those edges.

Now, I’m working on simple kirtles to go over the shifts. All of these patterns are based on designs from The Tudor Child by Jane Hugget and Ninya Mikhalia. If you are interested in 16th century European fashion, The Tudor Tailor has fantastic resources.

Knitting

Progress continues on my lace weight yoked sweater. I got a good chunk of knitting done while waiting for an oil change.

The simplicity of the pattern makes it easy to pick up and work on at odd times throughout the day. A little bit of knitting here and there really adds up.

I’m almost to the widest part of the yoke, where each row is hundreds of stitches. This part always feels to go so slow, which is probably why it is a popular place to add a bit of color work. Once I separate stitches for the sleeves, things should pick up again!

Spinning

I’ve almost finished spinning my Polwarth/Silk/Corriedale blend. All of the singles are finished, and I have about a bobbin’s worth of yarn left to ply.

It’s a good thing I really like how this yarn is turning out, since I will have quite a bit of it once it is done!

Until next time, keep cuttle-ing!

What are you working on? I’d love to hear about your projects in the comments below!