Almost Done

Yesterday I painted the fleur-de-lis motifs on Tedros' doublet, and after they dried I started over-embroidering them. I find for very intricate designs on costumes, first painting the detailed design, then doing a bit of embroidery over top, makes it look like the entire thing was embroidered.

The sleeves were sewn into the doublet, and I had Tedros almost ready to go take some photos, when I noticed there was a large stain on one of his white sleeve cuffs. Well, that wasn't going to do!  So everything had to come off and I went to work to remove the stain. Replacing the cuff was not an option as I don't have any more of that fine white cotton left, and I can only get it in downtown Toronto in one of the little shops on Queen Street. So I tried Tide, bleach, and finally some dish detergent, which seems to have taken most of it out. The shirt is now hanging up to dry. 

But I did promise photos, and the sky is getting dark with impending storms, so I thought I'd just photograph Tedros in his doublet and hat......

The blues are not really that bright in real life.....and I borrowed a mohair wig from Rosy, as his regular wig was just not period appropriate.  Hopefully tomorrow he'll get his shirt back.