I finally made a dress for Bebe’s (as yet unnamed) doll. I had a scrap of linen that had a border embroidery pattern and it suited this perfectly. I hand stitched the hems and did a buttonhole stitched key-hole neckline. I didn’t want to mess around with a facing that small. I ended up taking […]
More celtic-y snake-y progress. Now I just have to make two more by May 11th for and A&S competition. No pressure…
“A snake, a snake! Oh, it’s a snake…” Read Post »
I finished my smocked apron! It’s fantastically beautiful, and I love it. It’s really a perfect low-effort, high-impact object. It’s made of weaver’s cloth and DMC floss, so I’m not overly precious about getting it messy. It only took a yard, so the materials aren’t expensive. I made it in less than a week, working
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One of my favorite things to do is to make sure that the Bebe has enough toys for our SCA events. And by that, I mean toys that can pass as period. They don’t actually have to be what kids in the 1380s would have played with, but I try to stay away from plastic
I’m still working on these. It’s kind of slow going cause I don’t have a dedicated embroidery space to keep my frame set up. It’s a little vexing. I’ve set myself the deadline of this weekend to get this one finished, because everyone is away at Gulf War this week. I want to have this
Guess who can make a cotehardie in ten days or less. That’s right: me! February 12: Making a toile of the bodice. Haven’t done this in a while, after all. February 13: Cutting out the fabric. Yes, that would be me marking on the right side of the fabric. Some days you just make stupid
I thought I’d finish the favor’s story here. All the embroidery and pearls done: At the Tourney (picture credit: Elisava Iliesca): And with the rest of the display for scale (picture credit: Ledona McGowan):
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Starting a new project for the next A&S tournament that’s coming up. The theme is Love and Lust, and you can enter something for either or both sides. I’m electing to do just the Love side of things, and am embroidering a handkerchief favor that can also double as a cup-cover. I have it in
The finished Bardic Champion scroll, complete with detail shots. And since there are several amazing people in our Barony, who were very kind and arranged to bring the Archery scroll I illuminated, I have pictures of that, too.
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