Shortly after I became a member of the S.C.A., I started attending meetings for the Keepers of Athena’s Thimble, the East Kingdom’s embroiderer’s guild. Through this guild, I have met many wonderful and talented men and women. One of these women is Lady Elena Hylton. From the moment I met her, I knew that she… Continue reading Elena Hylton becomes a Laurel
Last fall, I was talked into entering an item into an auction to benefit Their Royal Majesties, Ivan & Matilde’s travel fund. As the King & Queen of the East Kingdom, they are required to travel….a lot!! The money raised helps to offset quite a bit of the financial burden, they would have had to… Continue reading Auction for TRM Ivan and Matilde
Every year at Birka, there has been a fashion show. The categories are Early, Mid, and Later period. A few years ago, Duchess (then Queen) Avelina introduced an additional category. The Queens Challenge. This year the Queens Challenge was “Beast of the East-Show your Eastern Pride”. I had plans… Initially they were fairly large and… Continue reading Birka and the Fashion Show that was(n’t)…
What I learned in 2017
Every year, in June, the Barony of Stonemarche hosts “Palio di Stonemarche” based off the Palio games in Sienna, Italy. We split the barony into 3 Contrada’s (neighborhoods): Southern Barony: Ferrari Western Barony: Sole Seacoast Barony: Hippcampo This year, I was asked to be the Contrada Captain for Ferrari! I was excited and a little… Continue reading Palio di Stonemarche
When I last wrote I was gearing up for Panteria (an SCA event held in VT). I was working on my yellow wool apron dress. Next up was my blue underdress… Due to my crazy life, Kiaya offered to put the dress together for me. But I did all of the finishing… When you are… Continue reading Panteria outfit and surprises
I have started to share the work I’ve been doing on the apron dress.. We have seen (above) that I don’t always need the paramedics when I sew. But supervision is still highly recomended. I have completed the bottom hem: Next was stitching up the straps. Again, all hand stitched: **I should note: I used… Continue reading Wool Apron dress
