Collegium Caidis: A Most Triumphant Day

Events in the Society for Creative Anachronism tend to fall into two categories. Camping events are where everybody sets up tents, dresses in medieval clothing, and tries to live medievally to varying degrees: authenticity mavens who love getting as close as possible to the medieval ways of doing everything, those who spend ten, twenty, thirty, or …

To-Do List, as of 12 September 2016

As I came downstairs this morning, I realized that I have so many projects in progress that I actually can’t do any of them. It’s covered in projects. If I put anything away, I’ll likely never find it again; if I do, it’s entirely likely that I’ll forget what it was and what steps need …

The White Cofia

First, the failures. The front edge of my pattern, the straight line, is 24″ long. My hairline measurement (from the front of my hair at the top of my forehead, down to the bottom at the nape of my neck, in circumference around my skull) is 23″, and I gave myself the standard allotment of 1/2″ …