Maxton Gunn, Province of Malagentia.EK Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Maxton_Gunn Anna Mickel's garden needed chairs! I therefore chose to research and recreate the back-paneled arm chair which has remained on display for four hundred years in the former residence of the poet Francesco Petrarca, in the Italian province of Padua. I selected this “Petrarca chair” because of the... Continue Reading →
Vines and Leaves Scroll
Lady Sláine báen Ronán, Barony of An Dubhaigeainn EK wiki https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Sl%C3%A1ine_b%C3%A1en_Ron%C3%A1n_meic_Robert This was inspired by a variety of vines and leaves and was a learning experience.
Silver Alloy
Honorable Lord Sigvardr Halfdanarson, Shire of Nordenhal EK Wiki- https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Sigvardr_Halfdanarson My name is Sigvardr Halfdanarson and this is a project where I developed a silver alloy to mimic a silver alloy in the Cuerdale Hoard. I go into how the alloy would have been made with period tools, and how I created the alloy. Full information... Continue Reading →
Bobbin Lace Fan
Mistress Barbeta Kyrkeland, Barony of Bergental EK Wiki Page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Barbeta_Kyrkeland I did this for a Laurel's challenge 5-6 years ago to recreate an Elizabethan accessory. I only had the 5-inch fan-sticks, so it is smaller than than what would have been used at the time (8-inches or more). Also, lace fans were rare, although I... Continue Reading →
Display – Tablet Woven Fillet by Þorfinnr Hróðgeirsson
Þorfinnr Hróðgeirsson, Canton of Whyt WheyEK Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=%C3%9Eorfinnr_Hr%C3%B3%C3%B0geirsson This is a tablet woven silk laurel fillet brocaded in gold thread. I hand-dyed the silk in indigo and weld, and devised a pattern of laurel leaves imitating period examples to come as close to a 14th century aesthetic as possible. The center is set with a... Continue Reading →