10 November 2024

SCA: War of the Rams

›
 I’ve been away from the blog for a little while, sorry about that. My brother died, and then after Kingdom A&S I just didn’t have anyth...
15 September 2024

SCA: Do Not Open Until September

›
 Something else that happened at KAS over the weekend: I gave a good friend of mine a birthday present:  This is a Skjoldehamn style hood, m...

SCA: Ansteorra Kingdom A&S 2024

›
WHEW, Kingdom A&S is finally over.  I’ve been preparing my entry for the competition off and on all summer, and I was soooo nervous abou...
08 September 2024

SCA: Experiments In “Viking Wire Knitting”

›
 I learned a new thing! “Viking wire knitting” or “wire weaving” is a method of making chain out of thin metal wire that goes back to at lea...
31 August 2024

SCA: Wire Bead Separators

›
Here’s a silly little thing I did last night: wire bead hangers for my Viking “festoon” necklace strands (I hate the word festoon, but that’...
23 August 2024

SCA: The Hand-Sewn Viking Project, Part II

›
The second part of my hand sewn Viking outfit project is the smokkr , or apron dress:  I searched high and low for the right wool, learned a...
13 August 2024

SCA: The Hand Sewn Viking Project, Part I

›
For the last couple of years, I've been paying special attention to finishing my machine-sewn garments by hand as much as I can.  Usuall...
05 August 2024

Regency: Blue Floral Wrap Dress

›
My latest Regency creation:  This is a wrap-front dress made from LM’s (#129) Spencer pattern, to which I added rectangular skirt panels lik...