Project: Granuaile's Garb: Fabric

Fabrixx Outlet had a remnent sale and I went on Saturday for the sole purpose of finding doublet fabric for Granuaile. I'm using a green color scheme and a saffron dyed shirt for Ireland.

What I ended up walking out with two green pattern peices (peices being 2 yard remnents of upholstery width fabric). If they end up being too modern designs, I grabbed a green corderouy. I also got a light blue-green of drapery silk, heavy stuff, a really close to carnation in what Chad thinks in a linen, and a gold satin-like material that I was considering for trim or lining if I do slash-and-puff sleeves on the doublet.

Heady idea, wearing your money on your sleeve more or less. I'm just glad I'm not a regular participant in the royal court.

Project: Granuaile's Garb: Pattern

Chad wants me to use this pattern: http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/patterns/dungiven.html. I'm waiting for a response from the Costume Coordinator.

She said yes to the doublet and said to avoid the trews. So it looks like I'm buying a pattern once I get the money for it.

Project: Granuaile

I decided to take a vacation from RenFaire this year, and Pennsic was put on hold again. Which means that the time limit has just lifted, good thing considering how much time I've had to work on garb in the last five months.

But I now have to add a different outfit to be Grace O'Malley for the School Days.

http://www.pendragoncostumes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=pendragon&Category_Code=sea_queen

This really feels too close to what I'm already doing with Captain Kate.

Pictorial evidence? Apparantly she never sat down to have her portrait taken--probably too busy raiding ships. What I have found that looks best to base garb from:

A engraving of the meeting between Granuaile and Queen Elizabeth, no proof of when it was done. http://www.rowfant.demon.co.uk/womenandthesea.htm

What a museum in Ireland has come up with. http://www.piratequeen.org/seafaring_women.htm

Same museum, different shot. Tights? http://www.graceomalley.com/gallery.html

Statue Anne Chambers helped with in Ireland. http://www.graceomalley.com/gallery.html

What a song describes her wearing during the visit with Queen Elizabeth. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/grace.html

I think I'm going to need help with this.

http://members.tripod.com/cathreese/DefiantWomen/pirates/granuaile.html has a picture of the O'Malley crest as well as landscape shots.

http://www.omalley-clan.org/uow/omalley_web/granuaile.htm

http://www.irish-society.org/Hedgemaster%20Archives/granuaile.htm This one has pronunciation guide.

http://www.cindyvallar.com/pirates.html She has an article on Grace, but I want to look over the rest of the site.

http://www.graceomalley.com/index.html Anne Chamber's site--I'm always looking for it.