Wordless Wednesday: Iron-Gall Precipitate
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Ansteorra, Bryn Gwlad, Calligraphy & Illumination
Scribal Playdate, Part the Second
When last we left our intrepid scribes, they were taking a wee cordial break. After we finished imbibing, it was time to make some iron-gall ink. First we started out by grinding Aleppo oak galls (you can use domestic US oak galls, but you have to use so many more because they are not as tannic
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Calligraphy & Illumination, Uncategorized
Parchment and Quill
One of my continuing goals is to be as authentic in my craft as I feel I can reasonably be. Sometimes that means that I machine sew my clothes except for visible stitches. Sometimes that means I order three ounces of white silk tram to dye with natural dyes for embroidery. This time, it means
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