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Getting Started, SCA, Uncategorized

Ask me anything

August 3, 2020August 4, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Ask me anything
Ask me anything

A while back there was a trend on social media with people saying "I've been re-enacting since 1976"/"I'm a Laurel and a Pelican in the SCA"/"I'm King of Whatever" ASK ME ANYTHING. And people did, and there were some interesting questions and just as interesting answers. Now I have not been re-enacting since 1976 (I [...]

14th Century, Getting Started, Sheeeeeeps!, Spinning

Medieval Myth Pet Peeve

July 17, 2020by notanothercostumingblog1 Comment on Medieval Myth Pet Peeve
Medieval Myth Pet Peeve

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, [...]

Elizabethan, Embroidery, Getting Started

Blackwork decision tree

June 26, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Blackwork decision tree
Blackwork decision tree

After two years working at Lacis, and being a frequent patron of both Needle in a Haystack and Old World Designs Needlepoint, I've tried a lot of threads.  No really.  A lot.  Go on Lacis' website for an idea of exactly how much thread they stock.   A while back I wrote up this chart [...]

Getting Started, Research, SCA

Designing for Heat (again)

March 12, 2020by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Designing for Heat (again)
Designing for Heat (again)

Ok we are backing up even further on the Designing for Heat wagon here because I realized I skipped a lot of what I consider to be the essential beginning steps last time!  Here we go again. ~~Note that as always this is informed by my personal experiences, your mileage may vary~~ My goals:  to [...]

14th Century, Getting Started, Research, SCA

Re-enacting on a budget

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019by notanothercostumingblogLeave a Comment on Re-enacting on a budget

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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