One of my favourite styles is a very geometrical and edgy style, where the frills are shaped like little diamonds instead of soft and round frills. <\/em><\/p>\n Like in these two english sculptures: <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n T\u00e4m\u00e4 tyyli oli tavoitteenani tehdess\u00e4ni rypytetty\u00e4 huntua itselleni. Materiaalina oli hyvin ohut hamppukangas Medeltidsmodesta, joka sopi tarkoitukseen mainiosti.<\/p>\n Varsinaisen r\u00f6yhel\u00f6n tein smokkaamalla hunajakennoa, eli honeycomb stitchi\u00e4. Siit\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyy varsin selvent\u00e4v\u00e4 kuva mm. t\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4 Pleatwork embroidery-sivulta.<\/a><\/p>\n This style was my goal when making my new frilled veil. I used a very thin hemp fabric from Medeltidsmode, which suits the purpose really well. <\/em><\/p>\n The frill was put together by honeycomb smocking, see Pleatwork embroidery<\/a> for a good how-to picture and more on smocking.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kun r\u00f6yhel\u00f6 oli valmis ja kiinnitetty huoliteltuun huntuun, oli aika saada r\u00f6yhel\u00f6 auki. Se k\u00e4y t\u00e4rkill\u00e4.<\/p>\n Kiehautin kokoon viljakasvipohjaisen t\u00e4rkin lahjakkaan yst\u00e4v\u00e4ni Jennin\/Margaretin salaisella reseptill\u00e4 HC-versiona. Itse tehdyn t\u00e4rkin yksi monista hyvist\u00e4 puolista on se, ett\u00e4 siit\u00e4 tulee paljon tym\u00e4k\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4 kuin kaupan t\u00e4rkist\u00e4. When the frill was finished and sewn to the edge of the veil, it was time to open up the layers. This is where the starch comes in, <\/em><\/p>\n I boiled up a hardcore version of my talented friend Jenni\/Margaret’s secret cereal (not breakfast cereal, but you know, cereal as in those plants. As in not rice or potato.) based starch recipe. Self-made starch is great as in it is far more hard when dry than the store versions. <\/em><\/p>\n The finished starch is gooey like ectoplasm. I spread it onto the frill first with a brush and then with my fingers, pushing it into each opening in the honeycomb and onto all the layers. <\/em><\/p>\n T\u00e4ss\u00e4 avaan sormilla r\u00f6yhel\u00f6it\u00e4 ja tungen t\u00e4rkki\u00e4 ryppyjen pohjaan.<\/p>\n This is me opening the frills and spreading starch onto all the frills.<\/em><\/p>\n Miten saada t\u00e4rk\u00e4tty huntu kuivumaan oikeaan muotoonsa oli koko huntuprojeketin suurin aivop\u00e4hkin\u00e4. Koska tavoitteena oli kulmikkaat r\u00f6yhel\u00f6t, r\u00f6yhel\u00f6iden asettaminen py\u00f6reiden keppien avulla kuten t\u00e4ss\u00e4 Isiksen hienossa hunnussa<\/a> ei tullut kyseeseen. Neliskanttisiakaan keppej\u00e4 ei ollut aikaa tehd\u00e4, koska hunnun kuusi kerrosta olisivat vaatineet lukemattoman m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4n levittimi\u00e4.<\/p>\n Tovin luova pohdinta johti seuraavanlaiseen ratkaisuun.<\/p>\n The biggest challenge was figuring out how to get the starched veil to dry into the correct shape. Because my goal was getting edgy frills, setting them with round wooden setting sticks like in this lovely veil by <\/em>Isis<\/a> would not work. Sticks in even a different shape were not an option because the schedule was tight, I had no one to make them and six layers of frill would have raquired a bit too many sticks.<\/em><\/p>\n So this is the creative solution I came to. Huom:\u00c2\u00a0 en voi mitenk\u00e4\u00e4n sanoa, ett\u00e4 n\u00e4in se keskiajalla tehtiin, koska asiasta ei ole mink\u00e4\u00e4nlaista varmuutta. L\u00e4hdin t\u00e4ss\u00e4 siit\u00e4 ett\u00e4 tiesin milt\u00e4 keskiaikainen lopputulos on suurin piirtein n\u00e4ytt\u00e4nyt ja sit\u00e4 l\u00e4hdin tavoittelemaan.<\/p>\n Otin kaksi sohvatyyny\u00e4 (suojattuna t\u00e4rkkitahroilta eleganteilla j\u00e4tes\u00e4keill\u00e4), asettelin hunnun niiden v\u00e4liin (huntuosa j\u00e4i niiden v\u00e4liin.) Venytin hunnun auki nuppineulojen avulla reunoista niin, ett\u00e4 reunasta tuli kulmikas ja asettelin sormilla sisempien kerrosten ruudut auki. Kun t\u00e4rk\u00e4tty huntu oli ehtinyt t\u00e4h\u00e4n menness\u00e4 tahmeaksi, se oli aika helppoa.<\/p>\n Note: there is no way in which I can claim this is what they did in the middle ages. This is my reasoning to obtain a visual effect that looks like the medieval sculpture. <\/em><\/p>\n I took two sofa cushions (and put them in plastic bags to save them from starch stains, very elegant), set the veil between them and opened up the frill by pinning the veil from the edges to the pillows so that the layers open and the edges become ’edgy’ like in the examples. Then I used my fingers to shape the inner layers. As the frill was a little sticky with the starch that had just started to dry, it was pretty easy to mold.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n T\u00e4ss\u00e4 t\u00e4rk\u00e4tty huntu valmiiksi levitettyn\u00e4 kuivumaan.<\/p>\n A closeup of the starched veil, ready to dry. <\/em><\/p>\n R\u00f6yhel\u00f6iden asettelu ja kiinnitt\u00e4minen silitt\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 ei ole dokumentoitavissa harrastamalleni aikakaudelle, mutta se auttaa todella paljon siin\u00e4, ett\u00e4 t\u00e4rkki pit\u00e4\u00e4 muotonsa.<\/p>\n Kolmiulotteista ruudukkoa on vaikea ruveta silitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n, joten t\u00e4ss\u00e4 tuli avuksi keskiajallakin tunnettu suomalainen innovaatio: sauna. Sauna p\u00e4\u00e4lle ja huntu muutamaksi tunniksi saunaan ja kuivumaan j\u00e4lkil\u00e4mp\u00f6\u00f6n.<\/p>\n Although I cannot document setting frills with heat to my very favourite century, it is terribly practical as it helps the starch set even better. <\/em><\/p>\n A complex honeycomb isn’t really very easy to iron, so I put into use a finnish innovation that was already known in the middle ages: the sauna. The veil got to set in a hot sauna for a few hours and then settle in as it cooled down. Valmis ja kuiva huntu on t\u00e4rk\u00e4tyist\u00e4 osistaan kuin paperia tai pahvia. Kovaa ja napakkaa. Hyv\u00e4 ett\u00e4 se roikottamalla py\u00f6ristyy edes v\u00e4h\u00e4n.<\/p>\n The finished starched veil is very hard, like paper or cardboard. It hardly hangs when I hold it. <\/em><\/p>\n Neulaamalla hunnun myssyyn se kuitenkin asettuu samalla tavalla kuin Katherinella yll\u00e4.<\/p>\n Tykk\u00e4\u00e4n lopputuloksesta niin, ett\u00e4 mieli tekee lis\u00e4\u00e4 mit\u00e4 erilaisimpia huntuja. Tietenkin.<\/p>\n When I pin it to my cap it settles into a round shape like Katherine’s veil above. <\/em><\/p>\n I really like how it turned out. Which makes me naturally want all sorts of new frilled veils.\n
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