I've been having some hand and wrist issues since Sunday-- luckily it doesn't seem to be carpal tunnel, but I'm being good and not sewing and wearing my brace so here's a little side project I've been thinking about for a while now but has been low-priority: I'd like to have a period sewing kit [...]
Category: SCA
GWW and a unified theory of bobbin lace
I am recently returned from my first ever war in the SCA-- overall, a pretty good time! Saionji-sensei was my ride to and from the event, as my health problems prevent me from driving a car for more than about two hours without difficulty. She was repaid in Elizabethan lemon curd and conversation about old [...]
Period Lace and How to Find It
Psst: this is both a practice for me in getting my brain organized for my class in two weeks, and also to accompany said class with pictures, links, etc. Enjoy! Hello, welcome! My name is Axera Coscolano and in the mundane world I work at a lace museum and nerd out over trims a lot. [...]
The Spanish Burgundian Gown
After Mistress Sylvie mentioned that my avoiding heat stroke dress looked like a Burgundian gown, I started doing some poking around at the idea of that style being taken up in Spain. I wasn't super familiar with the Burgundian or "flared gown" as a concept but I found myself quite taken with it-- it's very [...]
Sew ALL the things
Guys... The project ADHD has not improved. I'm taking a couple low-key days because on Thursday and Friday of last week it got to the point where I felt like a human sewing machine, not a person. Last Monday was finally the day in which my kirtle would get sleeves. I pulled out the Medieval [...]
A good look at the inside of my head
Andddd.... it's a mess. I have pretty severe anxiety and depression and while it's well managed with medication, therapy, and excellent friends, I'm having some bad days and it's showing. For one, I am having the worst freaking project ADHD. To be fair I've got 9 or 10 projects going right now with various degrees [...]
Rule #1
Never read the comments. I have not been following this rule. And I keep stumbling into situations where breaking it is very, VERY bad for my emotional health. Last night I stumbled upon the account of a Jewish woman in the SCA who was sent death threats and disinvited from an event when she complained [...]
Tiny Human and the Chemise of Doom (pt 1)
So it turns out that Costume College, while not my favorite experience socially, gave me a massive push to start sewing again, especially since I finally feel human again after my flu-thing from a few weeks back. My priority right now is new garb for Great Western War, although I have some time and freedom [...]
Womp womp
We're at a week till I leave for Costume College.... And I've spent the last week with a fever up to 103° and a super helpful ER diagnosis of "well, we know it's not bacterial meningitis" Soooo that pink dress? Is not happening. The lace oversleeves are still not sewn on, there is no skirt, [...]
Gift Garb #1
About a month ago I met a fellow tiny human named Yitka at Cynaguan Coronet and we bonded pretty hard--after all us miniature female fighters have to stick together. Yitka lives in Reno and is squire to the next Prince of Cynagua and.... all of her garb is disintegrating. I volunteered to help her out [...]
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