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I've finally finished the split skirt dress I've been making for a LARP game called Shards, specifically for tackling linear's. Linears for the uninitiated involve a long hike through rough woodland and uneven terrain.

Pictures can be seen here...

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/2625059

Pure fantasy this one and made to my own design. It has a fitted and lined bodice with princess seams and full skirt with godets inserted to maximise the swish factor. The outer is wool, the bodice lining is in cotton. I bound the front and back with bias binding, embroidered the princess seams with a seed stitch to pick them out and had a go at a basic celtic double spiral on the back.

The photo's here were taken on a very cold and windy February day, which is why my hands seem to have vanished into my sleeves and my shoulders are all tensed up. Oh and the walking boots are every woman's dream of how to look lady like

I'm quite pleased with how this turned out, although the fit isn't quite right in the back. A casualty of working entirely on my own and forgetting how much my body shape changes when I'm wearing a bodice. All in all though, once you get over the shock of the colour its been a success.

Once I'm home (and thus able to access t'interweb as it exists beyond the BBC and Google) I'll have to give that a look.

Forgot to post last night after looking at the photos.

Tis a spiffy looking garment, and you certainly do look very cold!

Thanks

Dave was standing there on the other side of the camera wearing a heavy coat, scarf, wooly hat and gloves looking very snug and cosy. In the end I resorted to gloves before my fingers dropped off!

I did notice a certain gloveishness to some of the photos.

Incidentally Mrs. D has offered to help me make an undertunic and kyrtle for even more Vikingness.