A tiny obsessive perfectionist sewing her way through history
A while ago--well, probably well over a year ago at this point-- I introduced you guys to the project I am calling the Opus Anglicanum Bag of Doom, or OBOD. This is a gift I'm making for a friend, in my grand tradition of making excessively complicated things for other people, and then taking forever to do [...]
So a while back I wrote up a post summarizing the information found in Textiles and Clothing 1150-1450, a book about a large number of archaeological finds from London. I shared it to a Facebook group, thinking it might be useful to other people, and there was one guy who commented on it who had [...]
Wow, what a title! I finally got around to doing something I've wanted to do for a while-- going through one of my favorite books (Textiles and Clothing 1150-1450) and summarizing how to make a garment I make a lot as close to how they would have done it as possible-- a late 14th century [...]
Wow. I disappeared there. Like, seriously. I don't even have an excuse this time--my internship ended in January (I actually managed to finish rehousing the 500+ pieces in the core collection by myself with FOUR DAYS TO SPARE [the other intern left early because she got a permanent position, so I was flying solo for [...]
Once again I am back to confirm that yes, I am alive, and yes, I am still making progress on various projects. Slowly. I also wanted to announce that I am participating in the West Kingdom's Virtual Artisan Display for March Crown, so if you want overviews of some of my recent projects with everything, [...]
I was really extraordinarily surprised when my last post (cough RANT cough) about the history of colored sheep, a topic that is normally considered to be esoteric beyond belief, conjured a lot of interest in a follow-up. So Jason, Ari, and Randall, wherever you are, this is for you. It's pretty common knowledge that a [...]
One thing I see a lot on various groups and pages where people ask for fabric recommendations is "don't use that, it's tweedy/an uneven grey/slightly inconsistent in color! They didn't use that in period!" And this isn't entirely wrong. If you are portraying someone of wealth, then you absolutely want a fabric with a smooth, [...]
I've wanted for a while to make a lower-status 14th C dress. As I've continued to read and learn I discovered that the fitted dress+deep-cut surcote we think of as being quintessentially 14th C was actually only worn at the end of the 14th and early 15th and primarily by upper-status women. Inspired by a [...]
I felt like I had a few weeks there were I was so productive and now everything has slowed to a crawl. So here I am to show you what I've been doing and remind myself that I have gotten things done! 1. Alyce's camicia was finished on time (an addition to what is apparently [...]
If you've even dipped your toes in, you have likely realized that reenactment can easily eat all of your money. Especially if you want all the goodies! The entire time I've been in the SCA I've been either not working or working retail part-time, so I can't drop a fortune on my kit. In part [...]
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