“Yes, but where do my boobs go?”
As I mentioned I'm very excited to try out Mathew Gnagy's methods and apply that to a late-15th/early 16th century…
9 years ago
Menologion of Basil II
From: Menologion of Basil II (Vat.gr.1613) between 979 and the early years of the 11th century in Constantinople What I…
9 years ago
“The Science of Cooking”
I'm very please to be able to host a newly translated cookbook. Gwyn Chwith ap Llyr (Glenn Gorsuch) had a…
9 years ago
When is a hood not a hood? When it’s a bonnet and frontlet.. unless it isn’t.
A while ago I found myself fascinated with a hat. I blame Tullia. Happily the hat is limited both chronologically…
9 years ago
Icebox
At Cynaguan Coronet one of our meals drowned in the cooler. It was in a zip-top bag that ended up…
9 years ago
Early tudor smock
I need a new smock. Something appropriate to the dress styles I want to recreate from 1485-1515. I skimmed the…
9 years ago
Research – the three-legged stool
At the Tudor Tailor workshop in LA last year (or was that the year before? yesh, time flies) they mentioned…
9 years ago
Kentish Step Up Outfit
My step up outfit is my current best interpretation of Kentish Dress Style IV with a few caveats. 6th century…
10 years ago
Princess Dress
Fitting started 3/8/2016. Blue waisted linen kirtle started 5/13/2016, handed off (with unfinished hem) 6/9/2016. Kirtle Fitted, self-supportive (ie, not…
10 years ago
Lord and Lady of the Swan
Well ok. So I'm having a busy year. This past weekend, at Cynaguan Coronet, Fearghus, my husband, won a tournament…
10 years ago