• Waffenrock

After looking at lots and lots and lots of pictures I've finally started on this project. The first piece I'm…

• Dress of the Court of Saxony

I talked with Etaine this weekend. She said that instead of making a corset (which is probably wrong for this…

• Dress of the Court of Saxony

Ran off to Discount Fabrics at lunch (long hike for a lunch hour). Scored 7 5/8 yards of cotton-with-a-linen-look ($2/yd)…

• Dress of the Court of Saxony

Because I'm lumpy and have more breast than the 15-year-old models that Cranach used I need more support. I've decided…

• SCA

Henna

Free howto/patterns for henna: http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/gallery/index.html Good inspiration for embroidery.

• Cookware

Medieval Cookware

Medieval cookware is an on-going but often neglected topic of interest for me. I'm utterly fascinated with the idea that…

• Encampment

Dog Collar

Hounds, dog+collar

• Garb/Clothing

Turkish Coat

From http://www.turkishculture.org/clothing/ottomanclothing5.html Ottoman Thrace, red silk velvet coat decorated with applications of corded gold embroideries and ribbons with printed cotton…

• Encampment

Cooler Basket

Cooler that doubles as seating and looks peri-oid.

• Quick&Dirty

Quick&Dirty Tunic Construction

Here's my instructions for assembling a tunic with flat-felled seams. As with most hands-on things, this works much better in…