My friend Audrye is an apprentice and a protege. Her laurel told her that she would be taking a student for herself, so she needed a belt. That’s where I came in. She needed a blue belt with an ermine on each end. I’ve never played with brocade, but I had been playing with single-color […]
To hold myself accountable I’m going to try to post a monthly list of what I’m working on. This is as much for myself as to keep my lovely laurel Mickel, my households Knotty Snake and the yet unnamed fibers household I’m building, and those who are so kindly helping me as I learn and […]
About five years ago a friend decided to attend Malagentia’s Harvest Moon Shoot. While digging through Gold Key I found this fantastic dress in my size. Not only is the dress linen, but plaid, which I love. Even better than being plaid, the plaids match all the way around the dress. All the gores, everywhere, […]
I know many people who absolutely will not weave with wool or acrylic because of how sticky it can be. Personally, I love weaving with wool as it gives such an earthy period look, especially when woven in period patterns and techniques, but also great for modern looks. The look can be simple or complex, […]
Just recently I’ve added a few new items to my tablet weaving kit, and I honestly don’t know how I lived without these things close at hand. Used to be that I sat down with my loom and wove four forward and four back, or had a simple pattern in front of me. Now I […]
Over the past year I’ve learned so much, read so much, taught so much, and yet have written about so little of it because it feels like I’m on the go all the time. I plan on posting all my pics and research soon, but most won’t be up until after Pennsic 48. I will […]
I’ve been in the SCA for the better part of sixteen years, but it wasn’t until I learned to tablet weave, and the building of Ravensebridge did I really get serious. It helped that Stacy got serious about it at the same time. Between getting a crossbow, my looms, and Stacy being taken as a […]
As per usual with all events, my guts hated me the morning we were to leave and we didn’t make it out of the house on time. That was fine as we had plenty of time planned out to make it to Rome, NY for the night. We’d been told to take the northern route […]
I’ll admit that I was given the chance to go to Pennsic 15+ years ago, but I didn’t take it as I knew I wasn’t ready, and I needed to work for my father. Fast forward to 2015 and we started talking seriously about attending Pennsic. Sam had grown up enough that we knew she’d […]
I came across a fairly comprehensive list of tablet weaving books that had been posted online in 2006, I am working my way through that list, checking on what I have, and what really is pertinent to my collection. I know I have a number of books that have been released since 2006 and will […]
