peteyfrogboy

Since I'm not in the mood to sew right now, I decided to use my new book to document my contruction techniques. It's a frivolous little exercise, and I blame all the da Vinci shows I watched on the History Channel the other night for the idea. Mostly, I just needed something to put in the book so it could have a purpose. I'm trying to keep it in a semi-period style, without references to anything modern. I'm writing with a dip pen, which is a wonderful tactile experience. After looking at the handwriting of da Vinci and Thomas More, I'm not terribly concerned with my penmanship outside of basic legibility. So far I've managed to take up three pages with a description of constructing a doublet. I'll follow that up with hose, giornea, and cioppa, then maybe some hats and other accessories until I run out of room.