LISBON – So many bodices. So little time.

In less than a month, costumer Kris Scribner Cornish has clothed 15 wenches, three lords, three ladies, six knights, a king, a queen and a jester.

Cornish, the owner of Drapeau’s Costumes of Maine in Lisbon, figures she’ll be filled with pride when the entire cast of this weekend’s Medieval Feast gathers for a photo.

When the organizers of the event, held at Lewiston’s Franco-American Heritage Center, asked her if she could outfit them, Cornish first turned them down flat.

“What are you? Insane?” she told Richard Martin, the center’s program director. “I can’t help you.”

Then she thought about it.

The businesswoman just moved the 51-year-old shop from Lewiston’s downtown to Lisbon. She figured she could use the publicity.

So, she called Martin back and volunteered herself as a major sponsor.

The next morning, she and seamstress Diane Meservier went to work.

They began by browsing through thousands of yards of material. They plucked what they could from the bolts and pored over fringe and trim, salvaged from other garments.

Then they began creating pieces – including yellow and sage-green wenches’ bodices – from scratch.

“We just started cranking them out,” Cornish said.

And they began getting ready for their busiest season, the days preceding Halloween.

So far, it has worked.

On Thursday, most of the finished costumes sat on a rack at the back of the store. Among them were the tasseled dress Cornish made for herself, the jester’s blue and gold outfit and the layers that will worn by the king.

The latter features antique accents and fringe, a wide belt and, of course, a crown.

Cornish and Meservier figure they’ll have all they need to be ready for Friday and Saturday evenings’ feasts.

Not that it will be easy. While they’re taking in the Halloween business they hope to also spend long hours on some of the medieval costumes.

The queen’s costume, by itself, will take eight to 10 hours to complete.

“We’ll get through it,” Cornish said.

The feast’s first night has been reserved by the Young Professionals of the Lewiston-Auburn Area.

The second, on the 13th, is open to the public. Admission is $30 per person. It includes a seat at the feast, consisting of a five-course meal and lots of live entertainment.