An inkle-woven belt, in a pickup design using both heddled and unheddled warp threads. About 1″ wide by 1 5/8 yards long. Crochet cotton (green and pale blue warp, brown weft) because I have plenty of it and it’s easy to work with as a learning weave; I’ve made plain-weave pieces …
The second in a series I’m doing from Add MS 28162 “Somme le Roi” – this piece is titled Orientalis – Humility. Attached are photos in progressmodern gouache, ink, and gold leaf on goatskin vellum. Return to see more Falling Leaves Arts and Sciences Displays
This is my very first smocking project, a honeycomb-smocked apron. The apron itself is made from cotton (I intend to use this apron for a LARP set in the 18th century, so cotton was more appropriate than linen), but I sewed the embroidery, the hemming, and attached the waistband using …
This is my 2nd tablet weaving project. I bought the loom at an auction and watched youtube videos – yay youtube instructional videos! I got this pattern online and don’t know whether it’s a period pattern or period type of pattern in that: With some patterns you could knot both …
Update to Carolingia Thrown Weapons Practice reopening on August 15th. We haven’t even reopened yet and there is a revision to the guidelines. Rhode Island is now no longer on the list of approved states for people to come to our practice. I apologize to anyone from that state that …
Our Seneschal, Lady Kassandra Aiantide, begins this unusual August meeting of Great Council with the following announcements: The BOD has decided that all in-person events are suspended through 1/31/2021, including Birka. Coronation (mostly virtual) is still on for August 15. There are now mailing lists for all of the silver-level …
The Seneschal, Lady Kassandra Aiantide, says: Welcome to July! We have stuff to talk about this month. Small practices are now being allowed by the East Kingdom, if you have a plan approved in advance by the Seneschal or the Marshal. Contact tracing lists for each meeting must be kept …
Seneschal Kassandra began the online meeting promptly. Her opening words are unfortunately lost to history, as the Secretary was late to tune in. The EK will be holding Ethereal Courts in which they give out awards. If you have an East Kingdom wiki page, please consider updating it to reflect …
The text of the Society’s policy against harassment and bullying and a request to “please mute yourself after joining” are displayed on the screen as participants join the online meeting. Welcome and Announcements by Seneschal Kassandra Please check out the EK dance challenge video! Several period dances are featured, notably …
The Seneschal, Lady Kassandra, admits participants to the Google online meeting one by one, each heralded by a doorbell sound. She asks for everyone to mute their microphones and draws our attention to Society’s harassment policy. (Also Zohane says hi.) Kassandra then waves the gavel in the air to call …
