Pink things!

[sister_raphael]

We really do think of pink as a "girl" colour and blue as a "boy" colour, though in the medieval world of illuminated manuscripts, you're more likely to see men wearing pink and women wearing blue. There are some images of ladies in pink, like this one at right from the English, Bohun Psalter, folio 162r, from the 14th century.

I'm working on my new pink kirtle which I hadn't planned to be doing just yet.  I hadn't planned for it to be pink, but I was able to buy the wool cheap from a second hand shop and it was so soft and pretty!

I wasn't planning of sewing it just yet either. I was sorting my fabric stash, and there was a small amount of pink, Italian wool, very lightweight and perfect for our Australian summers, but not very much.

By the time I spread it out, thought and thought, found my pattern, placed it this way and that, I figured I may as well cut it out and pin it together since I'd never remember how I had it and it would save me a good hour of trying to remember how I fitted it together. 

So, now it's pinned together and fits well enough to begin stitching. I'm in no real rush for this, but the long, straight seams will make a nice break from buttonholes on other projects. 



 

Quite probably, this will be an under gown- a kirtle to wear under other surcotes, but it will be light enough to wear as a stand alone garment in extremely hot weather.

Work in progress.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

And Mary is depicted in a blue dress in most paintings.

[sister_raphael]

Yes. It's her default colour.