Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Renaissance Traveling Outfit

This is one of my favorite patterns. The outfit includes a white long sleeve blouse, skirt, peplumed vest and bonnet. 
Thanks to my younger daughter, I have enough fabric to make quite a few outfits for the dolls.  This outfit is made out of olive green microsuede.  My daughter needed a cloak for a Renaissance Faire.  I provided the 50% coupon for $12.99 yard fabric in exchange for the leftovers.  Great deal!

I machine embroidered a design with silver thread and it came out beautifully.  I enjoy sewing on microsuede.  It doesn't fray, easy to cut, works well.  Just a reminder, cut the fabric in the same direction.  It will show if you don't.

Renaissance Traveling Outfit

This is the back view of the vest and hat.  The color of the fabric is more like an olive color, quite a bit darker than the picture shows.  The feathers are olive and black which goes quite well with the outfit.  Notice the embroidery along the brim of the bonnet and the tabs.

Renaissance Traveling Outfit

This is the inside of the vest.  It is completely lined and could have been worn reversed if it had a different lining.