Name: Phelippe Le VigneronWiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Phelippe_le_VigneronPersonal Blog Link: https://emelineandphelippescablog.com/ (Process explanation and documentation forthcoming) Greetings fellow artisans! I am thrilled to present my ongoing adventure into the delightful world of 14th-century English mead. Inspired by the works of Petrus Peregrinus from Tractatus de Magnete et Operationibus Eius, I’ve embarked on a quest to recreate his extant... Continue Reading →
Angelina Capasso – An English Lady’s Waistcoat 1590-1640
Name: Angelina CapassoWiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Angelina_Capasso This is a ladies waistcoat, worn from 1590-1640. It would be worn over a pair of stays or kirtle. This is made of cotton in a pattern that mimics embroidered linen. It is lined in linen canvas. It is machine and hand sewn. It is not finished, as some inside binding... Continue Reading →
Crown’s Arts & Sciences Competition and Display 2023
Welcome to our East Kingdom Online A&S Championship and Display! Below you will find all of our entrants grouped into art categories alphabetically. We have 12 entries in total this year! Finalists have been highlighted in bold. Basket Weaving Guðrún Sveinsdóttir - Pine Needle Coil Basket Clothing Cellach Dhonn inghean Mhic an Mhadaidh – Felted... Continue Reading →
Documentation: Why Bother? (part 5)
Part 5: Documentation as Courage This will be the last post in our series on the Virtues of documentation. Throughout this series of posts we’ve used the virtues associated with the peerage orders of the SCA as a lens to look at documentation. The last virtue we’ll discuss is courage. As one of the main... Continue Reading →
Aaradyn Ghyoot – A Page in 5 Parts
Item: A Page in 5 Parts East Kingdom Wiki Link: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Aaradyn_Ghyoot Reference Manuscript: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_28162 My blog: https://aaradyn-ghyoot.blogspot.com/2023/10/humilite.html In 2018 I embarked on a project to understand how vellum worked as a ground, how the materials I was already very familiar with worked on the most used ground in period, and how my process would have to change... Continue Reading →