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Scriptorium – my secret 12th century scroll project – Duchess scroll .2

12th century Ducchess scroll for Rhiannon of the Isle. Photo copyright Ellen DeLacey 09.2017 It took a little to prepare the photos of my most recent 12th century Duchess scroll for Rhiannon of the...

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…and, for a change, some nailbinding again and some personal news…

Yes, you see right, I’ve done some nailbinding again…   It is really nice to finally find a moment of peace which allows me to catch my breath. I feel like I just got off a roller coaster. The last...

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…some nailbinding again… .1

…and here is some more progress concerning my most recent nailbinding project – a nailbinded grey and blue hood. I didn’t have much time to work on my projects recently but I still try to achieve a...

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…and a new little dragon stamp cut – medieval inspired block printing stamp IV

You might think that after carving three medieval inspired block printing stamps rather recently, which were all based on extant printed fabrics from the 12th to 13th century, that I might have done...

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Preparations for my next block printing project…

After taking a look at the beautiful yellow and blue raw silk fabric which I wanted to use for my next block printing project, I realized that the pre-washed fabric wasn’t as smooth as I liked it to...

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…another tablet woven band finished!

Wooohooo! I finished another tablet woven band! And this time I even added black glass beads to it while I was weaving it! *happydance* Well, it seems like I made enough tablet woven bands during the...

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medieval inspired painted boxes for largesse

As you can see, my husband and I had a lot of fun painting some small wooden boxes for our largesse stash. Now you might ask – what is largesse? Well, largesse is a nice tradition within the SCA and it...

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…some nailbinding again – my finished nailbinded and embroidered hat :D

My nailbinded and embroidered hat is finally finished! *happydance* And you can tell that it is my absolute favorite as I am wearing my new nailbinded and embroidered hat nearly every day for several...

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…the start of a 12th century printed silk tunic project :)

Wooohooo! I finally started the 12th century printed silk tunic project for my sweetheart! And you find me quite excited as I was preparing for this very special project for some time now. You might...

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Blog update & Maintenance

Dear visitors and readers, At the moment we are doing some maintenance work as well as a complete update of the blog system and therefore apologize for any inconvenience.  We hope that the new and...

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