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My third tablet woven band – making my very first garters…
I recently finished my third tablet woven band and as I had no definite plan for its use yet, I decided to make something that is still missing from my wardrobe – garters for my beloved stockings!...
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Update of my “Medieval embroidery techniques” page
Just a short note to let you know that I just updated my page Medieval embroidery techniques in order to include some more techniques and to add some further postings and links which might be helpful...
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My third tablet woven band – my very first garters!
After all the recent sneak peek pictures of my tabletweaving and how I turned my tabletwoven band into my very first garters, I finally managed to take some pictures of me wearing my very first...
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My 4th tablet woven band & a great book about tablet weaving… :)
And here a sneak peek at my 4th tablet woven band. Ok, I admit it, this tablet woven band is not the best looking one I have created till now but I think that it still looks good enough to use it as an...
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I finally finished my new 12th century “Saint Michael and the Dragon” banner!
In my previous posting “Working at my 12th century “Saint Michael and the Dragon”“ banner I already showed you the very first steps needed to turn my finished 12th century inspired “Saint Michael and...
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12th century tunic for my husband – 12th century neckline inspired by the...
And today let’s take a further look at the 12th century tunic I made for my husband last winter and especially its 12th century neckline inspired by the “blue Dalmatika” and the “white Alba”. I already...
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12th century tunic for my husband – the finished 12th century neckline
In my last posting – “12th century tunic for my husband – 12th century neckline inspired by the “blue Dalmatika” & “white Alba” – I showed you my period inspiration for the 12th century neckline...
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12th century tunic for my husband – spotting the stress points of a 12th...
In my most recent postings I showed you my period inspiration for my husbands 12th century neckline as well as how the finished neckline looks like. And today I will tell you how to spot the stress...
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Great news!
And finally, after nearly two years of struggle with the legal immigration process and an endless amount of paperwork, I have some great news for you: I am an permanent resident of the United States...
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SCA Heavy Fighting – a painted shield for my husband :)
Before I post more about how to deal with the stress points of 12th century necklines, I would like to show you a “small” side-project for my husband at which I was working during the last days: A...
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12th century tunic for my husband – how to secure & strengthen the stress...
In my last posting “12th century tunic for my husband – spotting the stress points of a 12th century neckline” I showed you how to find and identify the most vulnerable points of your neckline – or...
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Reinforcement of neckline stress points – an old hand sewing technique revived
In my last posting I showed you how I strengthened and secured the stress points of the neckline of my husbands new grey tunic. But before anyone starts to call this “Racaire’s neckline reinforcement...
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Reinforcement of neckline stress points – my red 12th century silk dress with...
Well, it seems like I am finally getting to the second to last posting about my current topic “reinforcement of neckline stress points”. Let me recap my postings about this topic till now: In my last...
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Reinforcement of neckline stress points – my husbands yellow & blue 12th...
It is finally happening – this is my last posting concerning the “reinforcement of neckline stress points“. In my most recent postings I introduced you to an old hand sewing technique which helps to...
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12th century tunic for my husband – how I made the counterpart for the 12th...
Todays posting about “how I made the counterpart for the 12th century neckline fastening and some other details…” brings us finally to the last progress pictures of the 12th century grey light-wool...
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First sneak peek at a new embroidery project – a 14th century hood for a...
And todays posting is all about roses! …or to be more specific: embroidered roses! Well, you know me, I love me some good rose embroidery from time to time… After all my sewing related postings...
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Scriptorium – another Grant of Arms… :)
Wooohoooo! Another one of my SCA scrolls – a “Grant of Arms” – was recently given out in court! …and I would love to send out a hearty congratulation to its recipient: Engelbrecht Wandelber! It was a...
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SCA Heavy Fighting – working at my arming coat / gambeson :)
And before someone else drops the question again about the progress of my armor for SCA heavy fighting and why I am still not in armor… Guys, it’s not finished yet! …I am still working at my arming...
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SCA Heavy Fighting – some embroidery for my arming coat / gambeson :)
After adding all the eyelets and buttonholes, I took a look at my finished arming coat. Well, what shall I say – it looked nice but also very plain and boring! And I definitely don’t like to look plain...
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SCA Heavy Fighting – my new embroidered arming coat / gambeson is finished! :)
Wooohooo! My new, embroidered arming coat is finally finished! …and yeah, I have photos to prove it! But first things first! The last week was really intense. All week long I was working like crazy at...
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