Accessoires
Over the years, I have made quite a few things, neckerchieves, belts, caps, pockets, and all sorts of different things that may, or may not fit into past and future costume ensembles. Therefore, I'm giving the accessoires their own little page, so at least they are good for something. There are still accesoires that haven't been photographed, but as we're all really patient people, that doesn't matter. As you should see, nothing is ordered by period. That's because the most modern stuff really is collected more than it's made.
19th century
 These mitts are based on a pair from the book Håndplagg, and you can see a crude photograph of the ones in the book here. The ones I copied aren't dated. They do, however resemble this pair from the Norwegian folk museum, which is dated to 1808 and have initials that tell that they belonged to a woman. Because of the sleeve lenghts, most prints from the 18th century show mitts that go further up the arm than these do. Because I used leftover yarn and thinner sticks than the original ones, I ended up rescaling the pattern. I used needle size 1,5mm, and Baby Wool yarn. The embroidery was done with a combo of chain, cross and back stitches. Click here for a back view
18th century
 I made this coif for fun a long time ago. I'm pretty happy with the fabric, as the pattern reminds me of the reproduction fabrics I saw that had been made with the old looms at the work house mangelsgården in Oslo. I think the fabric is very pretty. You can see the texture better in this close up shot. I patterned the cap after the one from my mothers folk costume. It's cartridge pleated in the neck, and has silk ribbon that i use to tie it on. I made a matching apron too, which i like the look of. Until I make a good description of my maskerade-costume, you can follow this link and see a photo there.
 These pockets are made of scraps from my white and green pet en l'air, which again is in a state not worthy of being presented with a clear photograph. The fabric started it's life as a satin woven curtain fabric from ikea. I started the pockets as a means of keeping my hands occupied during a larp set in 1792, and ended up doing the finishing touches at home. Click here for a back view.
Medieval purse and content
 I made this for the pilgrim dress in 2004. The purse is loosely based on medieval paintings that I have lost a long time ago, like this one from Larsdatter's purse page. It was also my first attempt at embroidery that wasn't blackwork. The little linen coin purse too has has an embroidered cross on it, and although it's not based on anything, I think it's cute.
I did look up on rosaries, and found out that there existed rosaries made of glass, and as short as the one I made. I made mine out of repro beads, but then realised once it was done that medieval rosaries didn't have crucifixes at the end. The crucifix is a repro of one from the 12th century, though, so I guess it'll do for now. I didn't make the sewing ring either, but it comes in pretty handy. The shears were a pressent from my current boyfriend a long time ago when we were just friends.
Bigger photo here
30's smoking gear
 I put this at the bottom, because much as I like the 30's, and much as I plan to sew more from the period, I don't have much yet, apart from old books and magazines. Besides, I strictly speaking did not make this. The pipe is a meerschaum one that I bought at a market in Istanbul. It has a pipe case that's a little too big, and it's white and pretty. The silver cigarette case was bought at a Salvation Army shop, and the motive is the Weimar Republic sometimes in the thirties.
Bigger photo here
Photo credits: Myself.
This page was last updated 23. October 2009.
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