Estrella giftbasket project
Since one of my eminent minions (Viscountess Whilja) is the King and Queens chamberlain she is in charge of getting the giftbasket for Estrella War together – and hence I feel it my obligation to...
View ArticleProgress on gift item
Today I attatched the ensignia embroidery on the wool the pouch will be made of. First I cut off exessive fabric around the embroidery, then I attatched the embroidery to the fabric with regular hem...
View ArticlePouch all done!
I am finally done with my contribution to the Estrella giftbasket! I used metal beads for all the tassles and for the closing cords I used carved bone beads that I think are pretty neat. The cords are...
View ArticleShould have been done years ago…
Today I came home from an SCA event with loads of inspiration! So I decided to start a brick stitch embroidery. However, I had completely ignored the fact that my small rotating frame still holds a...
View ArticleCute on the collar
Today I finally finished the embroidery for a shirt collar that I started about 4 years ago… I am a bit ashamed to admit that this is one of the projects that I started and that for a long time looked...
View ArticleBrick stitch
As usual I am working on several things at the same time – especially now since my shoulder surgery has limited the use of my left arm. One thing that has been easy to do is brick stitch embroidery so...
View ArticlePennsic 40 project
I haven’t had that much time to blog lately since my new physio therapist is having me rest my shoulder so that we can get more mobility in the arm eventually. But I thought that while I wait to be...
View ArticleFor my dear friend Mistress Uta Boucht: Part 1
At an event a few weeks ago one of my dear friends was elevated to the Order of the Laurel. Within a group of friends we now have a tradition of making some small piece of outer garment with...
View ArticleDouble Wars XXV
I haven’t posted in a bit since I have been suffering from a bit of an SCA bleh which has made me completely inactive during the last months of winter. However at the end of March I got busy making the...
View ArticleMy new viking dress
Me at Burg Ludwigstein in Witzenhausen, Germany, during the Drachenwald 20 Year Celebration in my new viking dress. In March I decided I should finish the viking outfit I had started a rather long time...
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