Attack of the Killer German Bumble Bees

Ok, so there really is no such thing as Killer German Bumble Bees, there are Killer African Bees, so why not Killer German Bumble Bees?

The closest thing I think we are going to get to the Killer German B.B is this gold & black wool outfit I made for Lukas.

I started by sewing 3" strips of wool material together.

This is very important! After you sew your strips together you HAVE to iron the seams open.


This is what the strips look like sewn together but not ironed. See how bummpy they are! This is why you must iron after you sew the strips, but before you cut out!




AHHH! Look at these nice ironed seams. See how the fabric looks like it was made to be stripped! This is the way you want it to be. I can't stress this enough! At this time, PLEASE take the time to iron your seems straight!


Here is the fabric all sewn & Ironed (are you guys getting the hint yet). Doesnt it look nice!

Here is a picture of the pattern for the hosen laid out ontop of the fabric. After looking at the Reconstructing History Pattern, I chose not to follow her pattern. I read through he concept, when back to the "German Bible" of research I collected (mostly from Mistress Mari from the West Kingdom), and created my own pattern from a pair of tight pants. This is the generic shape we would like.


I have learned it is best to add decoration prior to sewing. I chose
to attach some sliced "attached rolls" (you will understand better in the next blog). Here is a picture of the 3" strips I am going to turn into the attached roll: I positioned them to see how long they needed to be. I then sewed them into long tubes, and cut them :-)