General
Fabric Care and Preparation
This post stem from a post that I recently saw com up on one of the Facebook groups that I follow. The question was whether or not fabric should be washed before being cut. I tend to be very picky about my fabric care and preparation. The idea of not washing it and then I had … Continue reading
Reinventing the Game
So this past weekend was Birka, a fairly large event for us in the northeast. 1,500 friends and acquaintances from all over the East Kingdom. It’s shopping, fighting, fencing, and court until you drop. It’s one of the events that you almost always come home feeling more tired than when you left to go. At … Continue reading
My Other Crazy Hobby
I don’t often do this but I am making a one-time exception. Today I’m going to talk about my other crazy hobby. I have two hobbies that eat up my free time. Clearly, the SCA is one. The other is my writing outlet. It’s called NaNoWriMo and it stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s a crazy … Continue reading
Submitting a Letter of Intent for an Office
***The letters discussed may change by region, kingdom, and groups. Some groups may be more or less formal in their requirements. *** This past week I spent a bit of time researching and working on a letter of intent – something I found out I needed to supply to my shire at our meeting on … Continue reading
Post Pennsic Ruminations
I keep a journal during Pennsic. For every Pennsic I’ve gone to I have at least five entries. Most of the time I write them and don’t really come back to them until I’m trying to find something else in my notebook. I was cleaning out my computer cabinet today and came across my old … Continue reading
Ack! Current Projects
So I haven’t posted to this, my SCA clothing journal, in two years. I do have a somewhat valid excuse. In two years we’ve moved, my business is getting re-started, I’m working part time, and we have just finished the basement (sewing room). It’s been a crazy couple of years. Beyond that I am pregnant … Continue reading
Interesting Tidbit…
So I had an interesting conversation with a friend of of mine who happens to be a medieval historian and he revealed an interesting fact that I hadn’t heard before and I thought I’d share it with you. This post has nothing to do with ecclesiastical garments but I had to post this now so … Continue reading
Vacation
I had all the best intentions in the world when I left to come on vacation nearly a week ago. I told myself that I would sit down and be able to work on a post or two while my son ate his breakfast like I do at home. I had not anticipated that he … Continue reading
OOOOOooo…a Video
So this just ran across my desktop and I thought I would share it with you. Some of you may not know what the SCA is and if you do well it a neat little video so you should watch it anyways! A well made video and fun to watch.
War of the Roses
Yay! I have returned from the middle ages! This weekend’s camping trip was a lot of fun! For anyone not familiar with the War of the Roses event set up by the Barony Concordia of the Snows, it pitts the house of Lancaster versus the house of York. War points are awarded for each field won, … Continue reading