Philippa Dyvill, Barony of Carolingia EK wiki : https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Philippa_Dyvill I created an Italian Renaissance-style underdress, called a gamurra . This dress would have been worn underneath an overdress (I've included pictures of it with a black and gold overdress called a cioppa). The gamurra is made of medium weight green linen. I'm particularly proud of this as it is my first entirely... Continue Reading →
A 1589 Sailor’s Coat
Signora Fiore Leonetta Bardi, Barony of Carolingia EK Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Fiore_Leonetta_Bardi. A 1589 Sailor’s Coat adapted from Ropa Española para Levantar by AlcegaMy Lord Frithuric was in need of a coat after a freak stage accident during a production of Die Fledermaus caused his beloved cloak to be irreparably torn (this might have been my fault). Frithuric Ulman is a... Continue Reading →
Italian Turn Shoes
Maestrina Chiaretta di Fiore, Barony of Dragonship Haven EK wiki page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Chiaretta_di_Fiore I purchased a turnshoe kit from Champagne Faire on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/listing/701276758/german-turnshoe-kit-for-men-and-women)/ The kit comes with rubber soles and a pattern for 16th c. German shoes, but I modified the pattern to an Italian-esque style. The pattern calls for leather uppers, but I didn't have any... Continue Reading →
A Pair of Petrarca Chairs
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.