Next project is a reproduction of the Viborg shirt. The plan is to sew this on my commute since it’s all hand sewing. Long term plan is to resize this to fit my boy. Short term plan it to make it in it’s original size to see how it goes together. I thought I had linen for this.. but the…
Author: Sylvie
Viborg Shirt
Project started Feb 10, 2010. Progress: Finished April 19, 2010. Actual sewing March 29-April 19. (though, really only 7-12 hrs total.) Summary At Pennsic in 2008 I had the good luck of sitting in on a class about the different stitches used in the Viborg shirt. After the class the instructor mailed out a .pdf of an article about the…
Ducal in all its glory
In digging through old entries in Livejournal I found this gem. I wanted to save this so I’m copying it here. – Me in 2019 Ducal occurred. Money was raised. Fun was had by all. Mostly it felt like work. But it was a good kind of work The kind that I’m willing to do. I support the concept of…
Hobby in Moderation
In digging through old entries in Livejournal I found this gem. I wanted to save this so I’m copying it here. – Me in 2019 At some point I think I fell out of love with the SCA. I’m still in the relationship.. and I still go through all the motions.. and I even enjoy myself.. but it’s no longer…
Beaconsgate Boar Hunt (2008)
First course: Venison with Furmenty (venison in gravy with a wheat berry side) Capoun in Salome (Chicken in a saffron almond milk sauce) Buttered Wortes (wilted greens in butter) Pies de Payrse (Pork pies with currants, dates and cinnamon) Soppes Dorrey (Onion Soup) Second course: Boublier of fresh Boar (Pork cooked in vinegar with spices (very very flavorful and tender))…
Viking Whipcord
Interlocking or Making a Viking Whip-cord http://genvieve.net/sca/whipcording-howto.html
Fiber
Bast fibers Fibers that are extracted from the stem of a plant are called “Bast” fibers. Flax, hemp, ramie and nettle are “soft” bast fibers that were plausibly used in clothing worn in the SCA period(600-1600 CE). Flax The fibers of linen are made from the plant, flax (linum usitatissimum). This plant goes through a complex process that creates soft…
The Proposal
For those of you who missed it.. Fearghus proposed to me during first court at 12th night.. and I said yes. I was head of court for Rolf and Aurora and had attendants setup for first court. I was sitting in the audience following along as court progressed (close enough to help if needed but far enough away that the…
Keeping time
Picture taken by Arganteiline at Mists Fall Investiture, Nov 2006 Necklace fob that’s a watch face. Very nice for keeping time discretely. And if you wear it on a black string.. it can take the place of the ubiquitous black string seen on late period german and italian garb.
Anglo-Saxon Poetry
My first stab: Rolf, relentless victor, triumph realized on the field, wreathed in laurel leaves, calls forward love. Aurora of shy smile stunned by victory to silence wears rose wreath with pride. Royalty of the West. Three words from a cup: laurel, smile, forward. My first ever Anglo Saxon (ala Beowulf) poem. I don’t like the second half line.. “triumph…