EK wiki page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Isabel_del_Okes Blind Tooled Leather Cover  I made a book based on the 9th and 10th century Coptic manuscript covers found in the Morgan Library & Museum’s Coptic Binding Collection. My version is made with papyrus bookboards, waxed linen thread, modern “parchment” paper, linen cloth, and veg-tanned goat leather. The sewing of the... Continue Reading →

East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Chiaretta_di_Fiore Full Documentation: https://www.kitsclothingcollection.com/1350/  https://youtu.be/Sqzld71unP4 The veste (pl: vesti) is a style of gown worn over the square-necked sottana in the second half of the sixteenth century. In Florence, the veste is typified by a fitted bodice and full skirt, partially closed at the waist to reveal the ornate decorations of the... Continue Reading →

East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Cathain_Reiter Link to full documentation and photos: https://sites.google.com/view/hiddenponycrafts/other-projects/mary-of-hapsburg-hemd-sept-2020-jan-2021 IntroductionLooking through history, there are very few extant examples of clothing that are intact and more than a few hundred years old. Most garments and construction methods we utilize come from fragments or artistic renditions of what was worn. One rare example of an... Continue Reading →