A 13th c. Northumbrian lady
I did not sew the seams today like I planned, but I did cut and pin the ceinture and worked out the beading pattern. As soon as I have some beads down I’ll take a picture. I am uncertain about using the fabric for straight trim as I might cut out the diamonds in the… Continue Reading Dress Diary, Blue Norman #3
I haven’t done a dress diary forever so am looking forward to this one. I’m not fantastic at the dress diary thing — I often forget to record steps and take detailed pictures. But I still enjoy tracking the process as it helps me to stick with the process. Truth be told, I hate the… Continue Reading Dress Diary, Blue Norman #1
Image via Wikipedia I am thrilled to be the new Lyonbard, the territorial bard of the Barony of Lyondemere in Caid. My competitor (and good friend) is a brilliant violinist, lovely singer and storyteller, so I am very humbled as well. I am looking forward to serving the barony and being stretched and challenged to… Continue Reading LyonBard
by Caitlin Christiana Wintour A poem after Taliesin’s “In Praise of Tenby” There is a fair fort upon the wide sea; Dwell here memories, shadows tinged with light moving at the edges of our sight. Here waits Conrad von Regensburg, premiere baron of a newly risen barony. He is alone at first, but then there… Continue Reading There Is a Fair Fort: In Memory of the Lords of Lyondemere
Fabric stash, I mean. How is it that I have gobs of fabric and can’t figure out a single thing to do with any of it? All right, I exaggerate. But right now I have a dining chair piled high with fabric. I am trying to decipher what fabric and design will go best for… Continue Reading The Horror of the Stash