I've never made stockings before. Or garters for that matter.
Hrm.
I have the ribbon trim I think I'm going to use for the garters. Milord found it the last time we went fabric shopping and I think it'll do quite nicely since it's red and gold.
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10/02/08
Went to the fabric store today for fabric for the smock and came across some more trim. Perhaps I'll make several pairs of garters. ^_^ Also discovered some wonderfully soft wool remnants that will do great as stockings. I have a pair of store-bought medieval stockings that don't fit me and I missed the return/refund window on so I'm thinking I'll at least take those apart to figure out construction and simply make adjustments so they actually fit this time. Plus the wool has a bit more stretch than the linen they're made of so I'm sure that will help.
Shouldn't take at all long to whip them up once I get a pattern.
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10/03/08
Finished up a pair of stockings! I might make another set but meh, that can wait. One for now is good. Took me 3 patterns (from various sources) to find one I liked without having to do much measuring. I still need to fix up the top edges (maybe some embroidery?) and make the garters.
The ribbon I'm using for the garters, doesn't it look great against the black wool?:
And some action shots (pardon the pasty white legs, black stockings don't help my tanless state):
And with my shoes. These stockings make the shoes MUCH more comfortable! Hopefully they won't be as blister-riffic as they have been when I'm wearing these:
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10/24/08
Finished! They look kinda wonky and I may add some more trim to the backside but they're complete! Woot! One more thing off the list! I"ll add a photo later. ^_^
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10/25/08
Just sneaking in the photo:
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Materials:
* fabric (approximately 1/8 yd)
* ribbon/trim for garters
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