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 →
Online A&S Display
The MOAS office is very happy to announce that we will be hosting an online kingdom-wide Arts & Sciences Display!
To display: please send an email to moas.deputy@eastkingdom.org with the information listed in this post, using "Display" as the subject line:
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 →
Display – Bobbin Lace by Amalie von Hohensee
Amalie von Hohensee, Barony of Stonemarche Wiki page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Amalia_von_Hohensee Thanks to Athena’s Thimble and Arachne’s Web, the EK embroidery and lace guilds, I’ve become increasingly interested in trying out lacemaking. After briefly dipping my toes in embroidered laces, I wanted to try my hand at something even more foreign - bobbin lace! Because getting out... Continue Reading →