The codpiece is made and installed. The main part of the codpiece is a single layer of wool with no interlining, stuffed with strips cut from a failed linen sleeve lining. The base is one layer of the heavy wool and a lining of white linen. The edge binding and racing stripe are velveteen.
| Originally published at Lorenzo's Workshop |
The codpiece is made and installed. The main part of the codpiece is a single layer of wool with no interlining, stuffed with strips cut from a failed linen sleeve lining. The base is one layer of the heavy wool and a lining of white linen. The edge binding and racing stripe are velveteen.
I sewed the center seam on the machine, then turned t and basted it to the wool base. I sewed around the base of the stuffed portion, leaving an open section on one side to put the stuffing in. Once it was stuffed, I closed up the hole and sewed the trim on. Next came the binding in the usual manner. I did it in two pieces only because that’s what was demanded by the length of scraps I had on hand. At this point I sewed five pairs of hooks and eyes (alternating) on the center front opening of the trunk hose. The point of the codpiece was sewn in at the bottom of the opening; each side was only sewn on for about 2″. Eyelets in the codpiece and trunk hose finished the process.
Mirrored from Lorenzo's Workshop.
The suit is pretty much done now. I still need to make some black stockings, maybe a new hat, a new belt, add a couple more buttons on the cuffs, and fix one of the shirt cuff toggles. It is done enough to take some pictures though, so here they are. The belt is too short, so it makes some unnecessary wrinkles at the waist. The trunk hose sit just a touch lower than I’d like, but that’s minor quibble. It’s all extremely comfortable, and I can sit with zero difficulty. All in all, I’m pleased.
| Originally published at Lorenzo's Workshop |
The suit is pretty much done now. I still need to make some black stockings, maybe a new hat, a new belt, add a couple more buttons on the cuffs, and fix one of the shirt cuff toggles. It is done enough to take some pictures though, so here they are. The belt is too short, so it makes some unnecessary wrinkles at the waist. The trunk hose sit just a touch lower than I’d like, but that’s minor quibble. It’s all extremely comfortable, and I can sit with zero difficulty. All in all, I’m pleased.
Mirrored from Lorenzo's Workshop.
When I started this project, I wanted to make sure I was able to keep track of all the pattern pieces that I would be making. I labeled a gallon ziploc bag and put each piece in it as I finished with it. Sometimes I had to get the pieces out and put them back in several times, but I made sure they always went back in. At one point I wanted to go back and copy the codpiece pattern I used for the Bronzino doublet. Rather then dig through the overflowing pattern drawer (where everything was shoved willy-nilly), I took the drawer out, purged all the old patterns, and bagged up everything that I wanted to keep. The result is a much neater and more useful system:
When I started this project, I wanted to make sure I was able to keep track of all the pattern pieces that I would be making. I labeled a gallon ziploc bag and put each piece in it as I finished with it. Sometimes I had to get the pieces out and put them back in several times, but I made sure they always went back in. At one point I wanted to go back and copy the codpiece pattern I used for the Bronzino doublet. Rather then dig through the overflowing pattern drawer (where everything was shoved willy-nilly), I took the drawer out, purged all the old patterns, and bagged up everything that I wanted to keep. The result is a much neater and more useful system:
Mirrored from Lorenzo's Workshop.
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