Off to the Shops

I was delighted to wake up this morning to a message saying that my little envelope of samples had arrived in the UK! Unfortunately though, rather worse for the wear; perhaps it had been delivered by some very hungry homing pigeons, as apparently it landed through the letterbox looking half eaten. The sample of my orange wool was deemed to be the most delicious, as that had disappeared all together, and will have to be resent - gah!

Clockwise from top: Hose, hat, kirtle, jacket.

However, the rest mercifully arrived and I can now say that I am ready to purchase my wool! Going on the hopeful assumption that my dyed wool will be accepted, I'll have an orange petticote, a brown kirtle with brown detachable sleeves, brown nether hose, and a grey short jacket (as opposed to the longer 'gown' - because my kirtle wool is already rather thick; for vanity's sake, I felt it would look better next to the orange!)

Can't wait to get started! Here goes...