I did it again. I scheduled 5 events in 6 weeks. But, I didn’t commit to any projects due at these events! This allowed me to focus on fixing up my current wardrobe to function in both hot summer days and cool spring nights. As I write this during a 100 degree heatwave, I reflect… Continue reading Grand Tour of Spring 25
Category: Projects
Project Updates 2025
Things are happening! I promise I am still embroidering, though some garment projects are taking center stage at the moment. Here are some updates on projects I started a while ago. Redwork Pillow I started this project about a year ago. It, like most counted projects, is very repetitious and therefore, often hard for me… Continue reading Project Updates 2025
Renaissance clothing of 2024
In 2023 my focus was on medieval clothing and perfecting the fourteenth century kirtle. 2024 was about building my renaissance wardrobe, fighting with shoulders and making detached sleeves! A Wench takes a Mouse for a Walk The year started off strong with the production of this blue and yellow Swiss/German dress from the early 1500s.… Continue reading Renaissance clothing of 2024
Grand Tour of Fall 24
For reasons that have more to do with the luck of scheduling than anything else, I bit off more than I could chew this fall. I attended 5 events over 4 weeks, including my favorite immersion event, the Decameron this fall. And on top of just getting my elegantly clothed self to these events, I… Continue reading Grand Tour of Fall 24
A Kingly Shirt
Story of recreating a 1540s linen shirt. This year my friend and mentor Beth asked me if I would be interested in helping make one of the many Elizabethan shirts for the new King Consort for the East Kingdom. After much debate over time and commitments (and my own excessive obsession with perfection), I said… Continue reading A Kingly Shirt
The Sun Dress
Designing and making the dress of a German Noble Woman ca. 1520. And now we begin part two of making the sundress. In Part One, I made the under kirtle, as well as some silly sleeves as shown in a woodcut of a Wench taking a Mouse for a Walk. For the materials of this… Continue reading The Sun Dress
A Wench takes a Mouse for a Walk
The under dress for recreating a German Renaissance Illumination, or a Wench takes a Mouse for a Walk. I have loved this dress for a long time and it's been on my to-do list. When the perfect wool went on sale this fall, I scooped it up. But, there are lots of things that need… Continue reading A Wench takes a Mouse for a Walk
Unknown Pillow: My Newest Embroidery Adventure
Sometimes you see something and you decide you just need to have it. That's how I felt immediately upon seeing this lovely pillow. This blog is about setting up and preparing my newest embroidery project. Last year I completed my apprentice goal of having a head to toe outfit from a particular time and place.… Continue reading Unknown Pillow: My Newest Embroidery Adventure
Medieval Clothes of 2023
This year was a year of creativity, and a time where I really got back to work on my medieval/renaissance wardrobe. Here are a few things that I made in 2023 that probably won't get their own blog posts, but are deserving of attention non-the-less. Green Kirtle This was my first project of the year,… Continue reading Medieval Clothes of 2023
Brick Stitch Bag
After spending two years brick stitching, in March of 2023, I found myself wanting to do more brick stitch. Thus, I conjured a project to recreate a brick stitch bag currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum and titled "Unknown Bag". This bag is a reproduction of the 14th Century reliquary bag in the Victoria… Continue reading Brick Stitch Bag
The Inevitable Scadian 