• 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.…

  • SCAMythMonday

SCAMythMonday: Saying “I want to be a {peer}” means that you will NEVER be that peer

Myth: Saying "I want to be a {peer}" means that you will NEVER be that peer. Fact: Never is a…

  • Recipes

Vert desire from “Diuersa Cibaria” (first quarter 1300s)

This was redacted for the Virtual cooking challenge #6 – Vert desire which was posted on the SCA Virtual Classroom and Artisan Display.…

  • Recipes

Sour cherry cooked in wine from “The Science of Cooking, a Medieval Transylvanian Cookbook” (late 1500s Transylvania)

This was redacted for the Virtual cooking challenge #6 – Sour cherry cooked in wine which was posted on the SCA Virtual Classroom…

  • Recipes

Compost C – The Forme of Cury (1390 London England)

This was redacted for the Virtual cooking challenge #5 – Compost C which was posted on the SCA Virtual Classroom and Artisan Display.…