More New Clothes

 It's interesting that back in the winter when I first started thinking about Baron and Naomi's wedding, I thought it would be nice if the court ladies could get some new gowns for the occasion.  But it turned out that the men needed new outfits more. They couldn't - or shouldn't - go in chainmail or armour.

 So, after making Rex a new tunic, I needed to make Jude a more formal tunic to replace his leather armour. He would wear it with the rest of his 'Braveheart' outfit, so I wanted the new tunic colours to match. I chose a dark navy fabric, and a dull gold brocade for the under sleeves.

​I added a white ruffle at the collar, to simulate a shirt being worn underneath, but it just didn't look right to me after I sewed it in. It was too high. He didn't strike me as a very 'frilly' sort of guy, so I ended up removing and shortening the ruffle, not once, but twice, until I was finally happy with it.

His son, Jamie, also didn't have anything appropriate to wear to a wedding, so I had to make him an entirely new outfit. I actually made the turquoise top twice.  It was a really flimsy brocade, so I thought of using a soft interfacing to reinforce it. But the top ended up way too stiff for such a small doll. So I started over, and only used the interfacing around the shoulder area so the fabric wouldn't distort when I sewed on the trims. It turned out much better.

Jamie and his little sister...

...and their whole family...

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