Has anyone actually used a Reconstructing History pattern?  Anything I should know about them before I start?  I don't know Kass well enough to friend her here (so she won't read it), but you can send me a message if you have something less-than-glowing to say ( Read more... )

Some goals for this fall/winter:

SCA:

1. Finish handsewn red wool doublet - it doesn't fit me now, but I can wear it open.  Pants will require loss of 10 pounds because I have NO more of this fabric from which I could make a new waistband.
2. Finish Adam's grey silk doublet.  It will have dark red braid and black glass buttons (St. Augustine ~1600).
3. Make ( Read more... )

This is a tablet woven belt I started today (warped it the other night - PITA to do as a backstrap loom when it's this long!).  It's red and cream crochet cotton, which is what was recommended for beginning card-weaving.  I'm eager to switch to silk, but I need to practice a bit more in the easier and cheaper fiber first.  The pattern isn't ( Read more... )

Crowns' stated preferences would be respected by all whenever possible.

Crowns wouldn't muck around with the policies (aka kingdom laws) of modern non-profit organizations.   It's much better if we hate the seneschal or BoD for changing the rules in ways we don't like; Crowns should be respected and adored.  Can we say 'separation of church and ( Read more... )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenwainright/sets/72157623813624989/

New pics are the bottom 9-10 rows of the Garden 2010 set - all labeled 'Oct 2010' if you hover over the thumbnails.

I'm glad this guy wasn't any bigger than he was - he did not look like he was happy with us for disturbing his dinner. Nature can be a very scary place. ( Bug )

My newish policy is to do what I can to contribute to the coolness of the SCA, but not to get bent out of shape if things don't go as I'd like ( Read more... )

It's finally cool enough to work in the garden again.   We (by which I mean Adam) sprayed the 'lawn' (weeds) and tilled and amended the new bed a few weeks ago.  We planted most of the shrubs last Wednesday morning - before it started raining for several days.  We planted the perennials yesterday.  I overused my wrists digging in the soil, dividing ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to do more tablet weaving, start lampworking, and try HMA-style rapier fighting.  My biggest non-SCA hobby is gardening.  I think my wrists can handle most of these things, but I'm not sure they can handle all of them ( Read more... )

Metalsmiths' Symposium was a lot of fun.  We saw many people we like very much, and I met several very cool new-to-me people.  Classes were great ( Read more... )