Shetland shawl for sale

I'm selling this 100% wool shawl, hand-knitted by me!

It is new, and has never been used or worn.
The yarn is roughly fingering weight and the colourway is emerald. The shawl pattern is a combination of traditional Shetland motifs.

Measurements: 210cm X 65cm

Price 400 EUROS (mailing costs and possible customs fees not included in the price!)

The shawl would be a lovely addition to any reenactor's or costumer's wardrobe from Regency era onwards, and it would work as an everyday accessory also.

See? It's bigly big.

Traditional Shetland motifs here.

1790s open robe

Yesterday I finished the 1790s open robe to go with the round gown I made. The robe was originally that of à la francaise variety, but having had it float around half finished for months on end, and no prospects of ever finishing it let alone wearing it, I decided to give it a new life. Lucky thing with the francaises is that they take up massive amounts of fabric, so I definitely had more than enough to go around.

I used the Janet Arnold pattern, only with slight tweaks in the back piece and slightly shorter train; I just don't hold with trains, they may look cool when you're standing indoors, but try walking around the streets and lawns and it's a mess. I have a little trainage though, just enough for the robe to look the part :) I still need to put some hooks and bars to close the robe in front and I might embroider the front edges, but for now, it's wearable.

So, the round gown, the open robe on top, teamed with long mitts and a shawl I knitted (the mitts inspired by similar ones from 1820-30 in V&A, and the shawl after an Estonian pattern), plus a "Marianne Dashwood" hat. And a book, since it was Jane Austen's birthday when I was taking the photos. Northanger Abbey accessorised the outfit perfectly :)

Trying on the whole "Marianne Dashwood at Delaford picnic" look

I really need to figure out the hair; 1790s look would call for a massive curly do,  so there's still some way to go to achieve that...

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