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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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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Yesterday was the Tourney of the Smitten Heart, down in San Antonio. The Baron and Baroness played the part of Lord Lust and Lady Love, and they held contests to see which was mightier. I went sans Bebe and husband, and with no real responsibilities, other than to make sure a couple of A&S entries
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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So, Candlemas happened. Those pretty patterned socks I was knitting? I entered them in our local Baronial Arts and Sciences Champion on Saturday. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the SCA, it’s similar to a county fair crafts competition. Sort of. There are judges who have a rubric for “grading” your project. Each
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