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The first Pentamere Dirty Dozen Donation Derby was a HUGE success!!! 11 entrants made 35 dozen items to be donated as largesse. I’m so thrilled! Read on to see photos of the largesse, notes on how the tourney was run, and my ideas on changing it for next year. This is a very picture-heavy post,
Viking woven trim was often made of geometric patterns that changed on a whim. A love of symmetry and solid, repeating patterns did not much emerge until later Saxon times. Most (if not all) of these patterns were made through tablet weaving (also called card weaving) brocade, which is a time-intensive process that involves weaving
In most fantasy novels that I read, there seems to be this market stall food called sausage rolls or meatrolls, that protagonists grab before journeying off on their quests. I have been salivating over this concept as long as I’ve read about it, and a few years ago I decided I was going to make
A lot of the weaving I have been doing lately is for the largesse tourney being run at Pentamere Twelfth Night, the Pentamere Dirty Dozen Donation Derby. I am making two sets of inkle weaving: one based on the Midrealm pale (white with a red stripe) and one based on the Barony of Cynnabar (red,
Here is the sheath I made for my belt knife. The knife was made by my friend Galen, out of a piece of my second fencing sword. I bought the most flexible thirty inch sword I could find, with the intention of cutting it down to make it shorter. When dithering about how much to
I made a custom axe holster for the Northwoods Baronial Thrown Weapons Champion! A one-of-a-kind piece, it’s made with beautiful thick blue leather. It has a buckle for ease of access. The holster will last a long time, as the strap can be tightened if the leather stretches slightly over time. The holster is a
Earlier this year, a dear friend of mine got elevated to the Order of the Pelican, the highest award given for service in the SCA and one of the peerages. For his elevation ceremony, I made him cookies based on his heraldry by designing and making custom cookie cutters. They were designed in Adobe Illustrator
At Baron Wars this past summer I had a great discussion with our rapier general, Peter, on what is the best way to deny a flank. This is a tactic that occurs during line fights. Below is a picture of two lines fighting, orange versus green. The black markings are their swords, dagger, shields, and
At Pennsic this year, two of the leatherworking merchants got together and held a Leatherworker’s Roundtable – a simple gathering of leatherworkers, to meet, ask questions, and discuss techniques with one another for two hours. It was fantastic! Here are my notes on the new tips I learned. Resources The Metropolitan Museum of Art has