Lady Arabella De Mere, Incipient Shire of Old Stonebridges EK Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Arabella_De_Mere This past Pennsic I had a discussion with my Laurel about our student-Laurel relationship. She asked if I would like to change from being her student to her apprentice, and I was overjoyed and said YES! Being a tablet weaver, was tasked to... Continue Reading →
Pattern Darned Drawstring Bag
Richard Heyworth, Barony of Carolingia This bag is a small drawstring bag embroidered with pattern darning. The two patterns on this piece are taken from extant Mamluk Egyptian works at the Asmolean Museum in Oxford, England (https://awalimofstormhold.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/ashmoleanpatterndarningsampler.jpg) and (https://awalimofstormhold.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/mamluksampler13th16thcent.jpg), both from between the 13th and 16th century CE. I've used black on white evenweave linen... Continue Reading →
Book of Kells Scroll
Lily Morgaine of The East, Barony of An Dubhaigeainnhttps://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Lily_Morgaine Scroll made for Silver Tyger backlogged award. Based on the Book of Kells. This exemplar was chosen since the scroll recipient had an 8th century Pictish persona and Kells was of a similar time and place. I chose to put his personal symbol, the boar, at... Continue Reading →
Pelican Vigil Book
Isabel del Okes, Barony of Carolingia EK wiki page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Isabel_del_Okes I was asked to make a vigil book for Caelia's elevation to the Order of the Pelican. The pelican in her piety is the symbol of the Order and of all the order symbols, it is the most detailed, with lines and divots all through... Continue Reading →
La Verdadera Destreza, Against the Alfanje (Spanish Fencing)
Don Doroga Voronin, Barony of Caroingia EK Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Doroga_Voronin This video is a presentation on the works of a late-period Spanish fencing instructor and his work countering a specific blade type, the Alfanje. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtgdTwb98pk&fbclid=IwAR0lgGBEiLRv8MImBy_GDlhBLTvf7dGS2eYXoM-vY9CI5iQ_wzR8qiznk2U