Niki's Knots: Little Lord Klein

The doublet is from the same pattern as the Merchant's Son, with added shoulder wings.

The shirt is not historically accurate, but it's what I could find on short notice. ( edit: I later found out how simple a Tudor era shirt is and I was kicking myself, but that's for another post) This shirt comes from the Simplicity 4059 pattern

The slops (shorts) are made a pattern from Mooharpist. It was a bit tricky to follow since I've never done a non-commercial pattern, but once you get the flow, it's smooth from beginning to end. It's another "not for beginners" pattern so beware.

I went with the reverse of the blue brocade and lined it with a sepia toned linen that matches the outline in the brocade.

Getting everything lined up and evenly spaced was tricky! A few pulled stitches and some wrestling with my machine later, and I successfully completed the outer part.

This is my first time creating a codpiece and it was fairly simple. Literally a sew, turn and stuff process.

All that's left to do now is the buttons, beading and cording!

I picked up this really cool beading foot and I'm in love! This is so much easier than spiral threading with a hand needle!

I decided to add some beading to the slops because, let's face it, the times called for LOTS of bling and "look at ME!" style.

I hand wrapped some buttons for the doublet and slops following this YouTube tutorial from Brann mac Finnchad.

The shirt was fairly simple. Lots of gathering and a bit of hand stitching required to make everything lay right. I had some leftover Venice lace from last year so I decided to add that to the cuffs to make it even more over the top!

The finished suit!

The final piece is the cloak. No gentleman, even a miniature one, would ever be seen outside of the home without one.

I went with the Venice lace and the faux wolf fur just to draw the eye. I also added more the cording from the doublet to tie the whole thing together.