Cloth of Stars

While I waited for fabric to come in the mail the last couple of weeks, I made a few small things:   1.  Wool Skjoldehamn hood I had quite a...

 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...

 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...

Some updates to the new peplos outfit:  I overdyed the brown peplos to darken the color. It’s subtle, but I like it a lot better  I created ...

Here's something new for me: I made an Iron Age Peplos outfit for myself.  I really loved wearing my Roman at Warlord - it was so cool a...

In February I purchased a pair of Hedeby-style leather shoes online, and have altered them just a bit since I got them.  This is what they l...

I know I've been posting a LOT of tablet weaving lately - the tunic and the coat and the bag - but I thought I'd show you my full [f...

You know how much I love these things. This one is all made from scraps - gray linen from a pair of pants I recently made, wooden slats from...

The hot weather is on the way.  It's already in the low 80s here in central Ansteorra, and by the end of May  - and the next event being...

Here is the silliest thing I've ever made: a pineapple reticule!  A few weeks ago I learned that pineapple reticules were a thing - at l...

Here’s something a bit weird: I made a Regency item for SCA use.  I remembered kind of late that I had promised a friend that I’d help him i...

A week ago I posted about the 1490s Florentine outfit I made for Candlemas in February - today’s post is about all the accessories that went...

This week I completed a UFO (unfinished object) that's been outstanding for SEVEN YEARS.   In 2015 I made this linen Skjoldehamn hood . ...

Mitts are neat.  After making the crocheted fingerless gloves last week, I decided I needed some longer, fabric ones.  You see them a lot in...