• SCA

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…

  • Anglo-Saxon

Kentish Step Up Outfit

My step up outfit is my current best interpretation of Kentish Dress Style IV with a few caveats. 6th century…

  • Waisted Kirtle

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…

  • SCA

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…

  • SCA

Vigil at Golden Beltane

Be it known to all who should read this missive that Baroness Sylvie la chardonnière, a matron of the West…

  • Gown

How now Brown Gown?

Brown velvet gown started March 29, 2016. Finished April 23, 2016. For my laurelling ceremony I want to wear a…

  • Accessories

Early Tudor White Partlet

Planning began February 10, 2015. Accessory finished March 19, 2016. V2 finished March 30, 2016. V3 finished April 17, 2016.…

  • Clever Hacks

Eyelet template

On my kirtles I follow Festive Attyre's "The Zen of Spiral Lacing" guide for spiral lacing hole placement. To do…

  • SCA

Laurel offer

At West Kingdom October Crown, on October 3, 2015 directly after my apprenticing to Master Leo Diogenese, while the ink…

  • Random

Things which are oddly similar

Things which are oddly similar: Huve AKA "St. Brigitta cap" 6th-12th century (upper left) Two-Tailed cap 14th-15th century (upper right)…