Project planning

[gurdymonkey]

The rust linen cotehardie is slowly coming together - slowly because I enjoy the handsewing bit in front of the TV.

It occurred to me that if I make a kosode out of the striped linen, it's going to look something like this:

Which would be OK, but then I started thinking. What if I overdye it? Specifically, I'm thinking of overdying the top section from shoulder to sleeve bottom, and the bottom from about the knee to hem. I think it would produce a very cool effect. Must mull and research what dyes work well on linen....

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[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you've seen what I do in hot weather - I wear a kosode with the outer one wrapped around my waist and I can fake an additional "undergarment" layer with a false collar that pins in place. That's what I was wearing at A&S last year when it hit 104. Come to think of I was in Japanese at the A&S the year before at Coyote Lake when it was equally miserable.

I make my sleeves the same size, or as close to it as doesn't matter. They nest just fine.