Cloth of Stars

The good news is that I DID find my box of 14th-century stuff, so I did not go to Lions naked. The event was fabulously fun, exciting, and b...

A friend asked me if I'd make her a Landsknecht dress.  She sent me pictures she'd seen online, and, because I'm a crazy p...

The event in Bjornsborg this past weekend was *FANTASTIC*, as Bborg events usually are.  Really great (and sometimes hilarious) fighting sce...

Another commission finished, yay!  Another bliaut, for the same client as the blue and magenta one , and the viking coat . click to em...

Today's finished project: A white viking coat, trimmed in blue linen and a gold-and-blue metallic woven trim. ...

One lightweight rayon chemise and pair of post-period bloomers with ruffled hems, in the same fabric.  (No pics, sorry.  I was in a hurry to...

I'm back at it, and slowly but steadily cranking out the last two sets of commission pieces before I get on with work for this fall'...

Cranking out the commission work, pics of all soon.  Meanwhile, in between projects, I've been experimenting with some hand-embroidere...

Just in time for the 14-15thC Italian-themed Queen's Champion event this weekend: 1.  Green damask giornea  top layer for the brown l...

It started with a pile of black linen embroidered in white cotton, and a pile of red linen.  I over-dyed the black to make the embroidery re...

HOO BOY have I been nose-to-the- grindstone -sewing-machine lately.  Today I pulled ten hours straight!  I'm happy to say that I'm o...

Pics from the weekend's event are forthcoming; for now I have just a couple of recent things to share, and in no particular order: F...