16th Century German Playing Cards. A total steal at $6.95. from The Tutor Shoppe Now I just need to learn some period card games. [Edited to add:] Introduction to Period Card Games More Period Card Games Still More Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Card Games
Author: Sylvie
Wulsthaube
Bulge cap Diary started Feb 26, 2010. Progress: Finished May 28, 2010. Summary Headgear -makes- an outfit. It’s the line between right and “can’t put my finger on something wrong”. The Wulsthaube is a particularly German late 15th/16th century headcovering. Research and Background From Textiler Hausrat, Kleidung und Haustextilien in Nurnberg von 1500-1650 pages 106-110, by Jutta Zander-Seidel, translated by…
My sewing muse is a BITCH
First she disappears for like 3 years. THEN when she finally comes back and starts hinting about how spiff it’d be to wear Germans.. and I actually start sewing.. ONLY THEN does she remind me that I’ve totally forgotten how to sew fitted garments.. and although squares and straight angles are nice to sew for early periods (and look nice…
Material gathering, mockup 1 and plans for mockup 2
I know, I know it’s been a while. I lost my sewing muse.. but eventually I found her. Anyway. In thinking about it, a light grey kampfrau dress may not be the best idea for.. you know.. camping. So, change in plan. I’ve set aside 7 yards of light weight dark green wool and some yellow wool for the guarding.…
Cheap linen is cheap
So Saturday I got 14 yards of 45″ wide natural linen for $2/yd (SCORE). The responsible sewing gremlin demanded that I whack of a hunk of it off(~100 inches) for my Viborg project and throw it in the wash on “hot/hot” and abuse the snot out of it (abuse the fabric before you make it into clothes.. then the clothes…
Starting Rumbles
Next project is a reproduction of the Viborg shirt. The plan is to sew this on my commute since it’s all hand sewing. Long term plan is to resize this to fit my boy. Short term plan it to make it in it’s original size to see how it goes together. I thought I had linen for this.. but the…
Viborg Shirt
Project started Feb 10, 2010. Progress: Finished April 19, 2010. Actual sewing March 29-April 19. (though, really only 7-12 hrs total.) Summary At Pennsic in 2008 I had the good luck of sitting in on a class about the different stitches used in the Viborg shirt. After the class the instructor mailed out a .pdf of an article about the…
Ducal in all its glory
In digging through old entries in Livejournal I found this gem. I wanted to save this so I’m copying it here. – Me in 2019 Ducal occurred. Money was raised. Fun was had by all. Mostly it felt like work. But it was a good kind of work The kind that I’m willing to do. I support the concept of…
Hobby in Moderation
In digging through old entries in Livejournal I found this gem. I wanted to save this so I’m copying it here. – Me in 2019 At some point I think I fell out of love with the SCA. I’m still in the relationship.. and I still go through all the motions.. and I even enjoy myself.. but it’s no longer…
Beaconsgate Boar Hunt (2008)
First course: Venison with Furmenty (venison in gravy with a wheat berry side) Capoun in Salome (Chicken in a saffron almond milk sauce) Buttered Wortes (wilted greens in butter) Pies de Payrse (Pork pies with currants, dates and cinnamon) Soppes Dorrey (Onion Soup) Second course: Boublier of fresh Boar (Pork cooked in vinegar with spices (very very flavorful and tender))…