Amateur Bard

I am extremely good at not getting costume photos, so I tried to remedy that today: I stacked a phone tripod on top of my regular tripod–and yes, it was as awkward and precarious as it sounded–and made use of the timer function. I definitely miss having a good photographer to direct, but you know, these work fine enough!

I’m so pleased with how this costume has come out and I love wearing it (even just around the house, hah!) I’ve always been my own worst critic, but with this project, the things I like really outweigh all the things that bug me.

I do intend to write up something about each piece, with links for patterns and such, but for now, I’m just basking in my own glow~

Hat: It didn’t come out exactly as I was envisioning it–it’s much pointier than I expected. But it’s such a fun piece anyway, I don’t mind.
Shirt: Gosh, what a history. I’ve remade it like three times now. I keep saying that I need to replace it with a proper shirt, but I’m oddly attached to it now.
Doublet: There’s a tie between the doublet and the violin bag for my favorite piece in this outfit. The entire time I was making the doublet, I was second guessing myself if it would be worth all the effort in the end… It totally was.
Upper Sleeves: The real weak point here is that I used a modern button-down shirt sleeve pattern for this. In the Renaissance, sleeves were tighter and had smaller arm hole depth. I like the look, but I will be remaking these.
Lower Sleeves: The thing I am least happy with. I’ve bee scouring the internet and my books looking for inspiration. The trellis pattern is such a pain and for some reason, the piece wants to scrunch in and bubble out in the middle, rather sit nicely.
Violin Bag: There’s lots of reasons why I’m not wagging a real violin to the Ren faire, but I can still lean into the bard aesthetic. Also, it’s a surprisingly functional bag considering the weird shape!