Helm Crests of 2026
Last year I took on a small project of making paper mache helm crests for a Deed tournament (14th century combat) at Great North Eastern War in Maine. I made crests out of cardboard and paper mache and acrylic paint and they ended up being about 6 inches tall. This year…. I decided bigger is…
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Macrame An Exploration in Scale
Macarme is a form of lace making which may surprise you to know has been in use since the early 1500s. The origins are unclear, but historians point to knotted lace treatments for fabrics in Crete before the sixteenth century. This art was first explored by lace makers in Genoa Italy in the early 1500s…
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Clothing and Hats of 2025
Every year I recap the things that I’ve made over the course of the year. It reminds me that I have indeed been productive! You can find the posts I made at the end of 2023 here and 2024 here. Brocade for Days First up, was this lovely gown I made to wear at Birka…
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About Me
Known in the Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) as Scolastica Capellaria, I am a Paralegal living in Philadelphia who fell in love with the middle ages in college, completing a Master’s Degree in Art History before changing careers. In 2019 I discovered the SCA, a historical reenactment society where I could not only research and talk about my love of medieval history for hours, but also experience it by wearing medieval clothes, cooking medieval food, and playing medieval games.
This blog is the story of how I found my people, and the many projects I set my mind to in the name of education, exploration and fun.
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