Last month when I was at West-An Tir War in Gold Coast, Oregon, I purchased a Gotland fleece in the grease. This means it was cut off the sheep with no processing whatsoever. It was only $10 and filled up a whole pillow case. I was very excited because I’ve been experimenting with making some helmet liners based on extant ones made with all natural materials.
Last weekend, our good friend, Vyncent atte Wodegate, graciously helped Karius and I make this amazingly cool box he designed. He calls it a Viking cocktail chest; we call it our Viking boozebox. 🙂 Ever since we saw his, we knew that we had to have one. Vyncent is such a nice guy that he shared […]
A couple of months ago, my friend, Brion of Bellatrix, received a poem that was written for his lady, Ula Brennasdottir, by the talented Leofwen Cryccthegn Deorcwuda. He then asked if he could commission a scroll from me in order to properly present it to her. I was happy to oblige because Ula is an […]
FYI, this is going to be a long, wordy post. But, if you’d like to know how I went about making my Cranach gown, please read on! To read Part 1, visit here. Bodice The first part of the dress I constructed was the bodice. I laid out my pattern and cut it out in […]
FYI, this is going to be a long, wordy post. But, if you’d like to know how I went about making my Cranach gown, please read on! Background When I first started in the SCA, almost 4 years ago, I was given the advice to choose a persona based on the kind of clothing I […]
This year is the 50th anniversary of the SCA. In 1966 a group of students in Berkeley decided to have a Beltane (May Day) celebration medieval style and thus began the worldwide society that we enjoy today. As someone who is not originally from the West, I was particularly thrilled to be able to celebrate the […]
It’s been just about a year since I made my first medieval dress for myself, a Gothic fitted gown out of dark teal linen. Now it’s practically the only dress I wear since it’s the most historically accurate. Here’s a picture of me and my husband at March Crown at Invocation. I’m wearing a hood […]