Irons!

Went to try and work on my kirtle, and discovered that due to being unceremoniously shoved in a pile for...lets not actually count how long... it is, SURPRISE, all wrinkled.

Then I went to dig out my iron.  My tiny travel iron.

For some backstory, I'm sick.  Mostly fine, unless I move, and then pounding head, have to lie down sick.  It's winding down now, but while I was looking for my iron, it was at it's peak.

I tore my (not that large) apartment apart looking for my iron.  Twice.  Before finding it buried in the bottom of a drawer.  But the detachable cord?  Not so much.  Pretty sure it's lost in time and space.

Then I had to go have a lie down.

So today I finally caved in, and after recruiting some far more experienced opinions, ordered myself an actual full sized iron that I don't have to be ashamed of (and with an INTEGRAL CORD THAT CANNOT BE LOST) on Amazon.  Along with a few books, because I was an entire six cents below free shipping.  And then a few more books because hey, free shipping!  If I'm going to order things, might as well order things!

So I've postponed my kirtle construct for another week or so.  But if it keeps taking up space, I won't be able to ignore it, and I'll have to finish it soon, right?  Right?

Background

I've been interested in historical things for ages.  Seriously, what nine year old girl wants to be an archeologist?  Hit a tipping point when I went to my first Renaissance Faire (which was the most itty bitty of faires, very small, middle of nowhere, but much fun!) and marveled at the wonderful costumes some people were wearing.

And then I just spiraled down, getting sucked further and further into the history of costuming and sumptuary laws and background on plant dyes and so on.  Until I finally decided that I must have my own fantastic costume to wear.

Unfortunately for me, sewing is not my only hobby.  It's about one in a dozen.  So, while I have started a costume, it is nowhere near finished.  (Except the underwear!  I have a smock!)

Also, add in the fact that I am wary of sewing machines.  So, handsewing.  (Period appropriate, I tell myself!)

Hence, a blog!  To document and coerce myself into getting more pieces of my costume done.  After all, if I finish my kirtle, I can actually go out in it!  (Underdressed, yes, but not in just a smock!)