A tiny obsessive perfectionist sewing her way through history
There's been a lot of discussion recently on the West Kingdom facebook group about garb for newcomers and how to get them the information they need. I feel like I really can't help very much with buying garb-- other than my new hood, I've never bought any garb in my life (If you want very [...]
Hello yes hi I vanished again! I keep doing that! I think the main problem is that I am just chugging along on a lot of things right now (no, actually, a LOT of things) and I never feel like I have anything in particular to write about. Some of that will probably be detailed [...]
Many of you will remember my friend Darrin, of the stupidly-complicated-device and lack-of-garb. (His SCA name is Rav, which leads to the convenient mnemonic of us as Rav4 and Ex-hera. Ie the Toyota Rav 4 and the Nissan Extera. Blame Laurie, but it helps) This is the garb I made him approximately a year ago. [...]
And I'm off down another rabbit hole! At Mists Investiture in May they're having an A&S competition the theme of which is, essentially "Things Made At Home." They specifically mention spun thread as an example, to which I went. Huh. That is a thing I can do! Documentation is required, which means I've been in [...]
So the first 3 weeks of this month were crazy stressful, and then I went to Crown, and then sewing was less stressful but work was more stressful....and I didn't have pictures. But I'm alive, I swear! My goals for Crown originally were: 1. Get Spanish 1520s done 2. Get William's shirt done 3. Get [...]
I finally have a Spanish 1520s dress! If you've been around for a while you may remember that I started planning one about a year ago-- initially for Great Western War, then Twelfth Night before I fell for that damask velvet. This started as an experiment to see if I could completely machine sew a [...]
So I'm sick, and have been mostly couch-bound since Saturday, and as a result I've been spending a lot of time on Pinterest. I am currently making a 14th C dress out of the herringbone wool I got in Scotland, and as I haven't felt up to doing more than the occasional eyelet or self-fabric [...]
Today's post is a doozy. There will also be no pictures. Just warning everyone. I love the SCA. I think, if you read this blog at all, that is pretty obvious. It is a fantastic outlet for my textile and obsessive perfectionist habits. The fact remains, however, that I am a 25-year-old, conventionally attractive, thin [...]
As previously mentioned.... 5 or 10 or 15 times, William/Tanis/T finally got made a peer! (Because I think I never explained this-- they are the same person. He is also the guy who walked into Lacis last November and convinced me to go to fighter practice. These days he's my best friend) T does primarily [...]
Good news: My new Spanish 1520s outfit is almost done! Bad news: I've been farthingale-ing, and it's been harrowing. I think I avoided permanent damage to my sewing machine. I think. (Yes, I am back from Glasgow. I was there for three days because Work. I will write more about it once my parents get [...]
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