My friend Nicolin posted on Facebook that she intends to make herself an entirely new wardrobe for late 13th/early 14th century England. Knowing that she’s an ace at fitting and making her garb, and knowing that she’s a very good teacher and a patient human as well, prompted me to say “Hey, can I do …
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To-Do List, as of 27 August 2017
It’s less than a month till the start of a brand new year in the Hebrew calendar. The year will be 5777, and 1. Fibulae: Romans basically invented the safety pin. Doing an Etsy search for “fibula” will land you with several different objects that work on the same principles: one or more metal wires, …
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 …
How To Begin At Scribal Arts
Someone asked me what he absolutely needed to know in order to begin painting award scrolls. I tried to explain for a while, but he kept shaking his head. I wasn’t answering the right questions. But eventually we worked through what he was really asking. What he wanted was a Complete Newbie Kit And Guide, and …
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″ …