(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2015/05/archery-images/)

The following are images I’ve found online for 16th century archers, from earliest to latest. I will add more as I find more.


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(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2015/04/new-project-archery/)


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(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2015/01/short-updating-post-on-stuff/)

Wow, it has been half a year since I wrote in this blog last. That’s a long time. I am out of practice it would seem.

So, what have I been doing? Well, ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2014/07/creative-but-slowly/)

It has been a month since I posted last, but I have been slowly working on a few creative projects.

One project is a woodworking project. No, I’m not making it from wood ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2014/06/relle-in-her-butterfly-dress/)

Having an old laptop that is dying is putting a crimp into my blogging work. But I have an iPad, and finally got around to being able to afford and ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2014/05/laurel-gown-goldwork-process/)

Yes, I’ve been quiet, but I’ve also been slowly plugging away on a few projects. I now have time to update and share what I’ve been doing on two of them ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2014/04/tudor-corset-or-not-to-corset/)

The following was originally an article of the same name from June 2013 at HistoryUnstitched, a subscription only site for historical costumers. The ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from A Gentlewoman's Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/2014/03/slate-frame-prep/)

Today, in order to jump start my creative spirit, which has been slowly returning (I did sketch a banner idea last weekend), I decided to just go into my sewing room and do ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from my main Blog: http://kimiko1.com/blog/?p=474 )(Note that most of this has to do with activity on the other blog, not here on LJ ( Read more... )

(Cross posted from my main blog at http://www.kimiko1.com/blog/?p=317.)Yes, I'm still around. I haven't posted as I've been taking a break since my mad sewing marathon for my laureling outfit, and I've only recently been able to actually transfer my photos from the digital camera, to my husband's computer, to finally my sick computer, which took ( Read more... )