So, I’ve gotten everything I need for this French Hood. Yay! And I’m ready to start my adventure.
I’ve gotten a pattern from Drea Leed’s wonderful Elizabethan Costuming site for a French hood dating circa 1535-1540, traced it out onto my interfacing. Time to cut, and then bind the wire to it.
After tracing out the pattern onto my buckram and cutting it out, I proceeded to start binding wire to the buckram–I used a heavyweight embroidery thread to do this, which other than being a bitch to thread onto my needle was actually very easy to work with and did very well.
All told, it only took about an hour and a half or so for this stage. I think I may try it with stiffer wire — I’m not sure if the wire I’m using holds its shape well enough; but time will tell. I’ve got enough jacquard to do this at least twice. So we’ll see what happens. I may ask Trish about it tomorrow at game — she may have a tip or three about it.
