Seneschal Kassandra says: it’s 7:30, let’s get this party started. We have a bunch of stuff to go through tonight. Is anyone running for the Baronial Seats who has not yet come forward? (silence) Candidates for the Baronial Seats: Master Ivan Matfeevich Rezansky and Baroness Arlyana van Wyck introduce themselves; …
Seneschal of the Barony of Carolingia: Lady Kassandra has virtually no agenda this month. But there are the following items: Please announce by February Council if you are interested in running for the Baronial seats. The next scheduled meeting of this Council would be Jan. 4th. Should we take January …
Seneschal Kassandra Aiantide says: Welcome to November. This being the day before the election, you may be under a certain amount of stress. Results of Bylaws amendment vote: The amendment passes, 16 to 1. The “Official” Baronial Facebook Page has been created and is ready for primetime. If you have …
Lady Kassandra Aiantide ends the pre-meeting chat to start the meeting precisely at 7:30, by banging her cell phone. Curia: It happened last weekend. And it went on for over three hours. If anyone has specific questions, you may ask Kassandra. Mikjall, the EK Exchequer, has put up a …
Lady Kassandra, the Seneschal, notes that it’s September, in case you were having trouble with that. She continues with some announcements: The Carolingian Bylaws amendment vote has been moved to Nov. 2nd. The Consuls have scheduled a Curia for 9/27. The agenda has been posted to the list and Facebook …
Now that it has been received, I’d love to point out the embroidery on Her Excellency, Contessa Margarita di Sienna’s Rose Cloak completed by members of the Needleworkers Guild of Carolingia. Thank you all! Vivant Katla of Viborg, Donato Favro, Eleanor Grey, Kira of Carolingia, and Fiore Leonetta Bardi. ed. …
I am not a fan of a soggy bottom so I decided to make this simple project using leftover lumber and a few hand tools. As I built the project, I also became curious to know which side was the ‘front’. Archaeologists have discovered several ‘D’ shaped pieces of wood, …
I have created a tablet woven band, based on the Oseberg Burial Ship find. While the original band was created in silk and linen, I used materials that I had on hand (60%/40% cotton linen blend). One of the things I noticed, while weaving, was the build up of twisted …
Displayed is a very informal Heian Japanese ensemble. This hitoe (red layer) and ginu (pink layer) would be worn over a white kosode and red nagabakama. The colors are pulled from the kasane or color layering Kobai no Nioi, lightening pink layers over maroon, appropriate to be worn in the …
This painting is a self-portrait made with homemade egg tempera paint. Egg tempera was a common medium of painting up through the end of the 15th century. The paint itself is created by combining a pigment with a binding agent and water. Pigments could be ground minerals, plants, or animal …
