• Image Review

“Marketenderin un Troßbube” ca 1534-1562

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, VSolis AB 3.123Marketenderin und Troßbube (Sutler and horseman) 1534-1562 Zoomable Image: http://kk.haum-bs.de/?id=v-solis-ab3-0123 What I see:The German…

  • 16th Century

Simple Hemd (shirt)

White linen hemd for Erik started 2/7/2024. Finished 2/24/2024. Details: - white linen hemd(shirt) - slightly-longer-than-hip length - narrowed at…

  • Image Review

“The Woodcutter” ca 1530-1562

"The Woodcutter" British Museum, 1874,0711.1888"Series: Twelve soldiers of different ranks", Print made by: Virgil Solisca. 1530-1562 Museum link: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1874-0711-1888 A…

  • Viborg Shirt

Resized Viborg Shirt

Resized Viborg shirt pattern work started on September 4, 2022. Sewing started on September 20, 2022. Initially finished on October…

  • Quick&Dirty

Fuzzy Hat

By request, here's the pattern I use for my fuzzy hats. The hats are plausibly period but not based on…

  • 16th Century
  • Ottoman

Pretty Pretty (Murder-y) Peacock Prince

In May 2022 my very good friend Helga won the Coronet for the Principality of the Mists in the West…

  • Accessories
  • Antwerpen/Low-country
  • Knitting

Red Brimmed Thrum Cap

(I actually finished this in May 2019 but realized that I'd never hit publish on the blog post). After my…

  • SCAMythMonday

SCAMythMonday: Only knights are allowed to wear chains

Myth: In the SCA, only knights are allowed to wear unladen chains. Fact: This is true. (Oh! Did you see…

  • SCAMythMonday

SCAMythMonday: If you can’t sew you should wear early period because it’s easy

Myth: "If you can’t sew you should wear early period because it’s easy" Fact: It's all hard when you're starting…

  • SCAMythMonday

SCAMythMonday: Supporting BIPOC

Myth: The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century cultures. Fact: This is the shining standard.…