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The First Medieval Fair Dress (Court of Henry 1)

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The First Medieval Fair Dress or The almost-Buttercup-from-Princess-Bride dress

Once upon a time, there was a girl who liked to go to the Medieval Fair at OU in Norman, Oklahoma. She loved seeing the sights, eating the fair food, and watching the shows. But she had a secret; she desperately wanted to be the fair princess. Many years later, she went to college. She auditioned for a production of Romeo and Juliet, and got a part. She met the King of the Medieval Fair, who happened to be playing Father Laurence. He asked if she wanted to be part of the cast, and of course she said yes!

I have had such a good time in my past 6 years of being in the cast of Med Fair. Wonderful memories were made and best friends were met.

Now, as to construction. Our Queen graciously cut and sewed most of it. So, I don't know where she got the pattern. I do need to trace the dress and make a pattern to keep in my stash. It's a very comfortable dress. It is made of a red fabric , with satin-ish gold contrast lining for the sleeves. Originally, it had a gimp-type trim around the neckline and sleeves, but sadly the trim was almost destroyed from years of wear and tear from jewelry catching on it. I had to take the trim off and toss it. :-( I plan to weave some new trim before I wear it next.

See the next blog for the "almost Princess Buttercup" part.

This dress has served me well and will continue to do so for many years, I hope.
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  1. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Asking you to join Fair Court was one of the best decisions I made, Sarah. You are such a delightful person! You rank high on our "People To Keep In Contact With" list!

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  2. Sarah BethJune 12, 2015 at 9:41 AM

    You are so kind to say that! You also rank high on my list :-)

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