MGT 2010

The Viking, er Saxon* and I went to MGT, and tried out the wool geteld as a pavilion, with one side propped up.   (*He's decided to switch sides and move back in time to meet me.  Looks like I get to avoid making myself a Viking apron for good!) Our friends Vladimir and Illaria sat with us, and brought rugs and their very comfy upholstered chairs.  Besides the upholstery, I really like how the high backs fill in the vertical wall of the tent, visually.  I'm wanting to find more pictures of people seated for more chairy ideas. We … Continue reading MGT 2010

Pomaireware bean pot debut!

(The cat checks to make sure I am not planning Fricassee d'Feline.) This is the first in a collection I am making of ceramic cooking pots, in an effort to use more period gear on site.  Although I admittedly started this project motivated by appearance, I am learning that Ceramics May Be Just Better, aided and abetted by Paula Wolfert's  Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking. Pomairewaire is from Pomaire, Chile, and I bought this pot from Earthfare, which is a grocery chain that will possibly be the death of my favorite health foods coop in Tallahassee. Yesterday the pot debuted brilliantly. … Continue reading Pomaireware bean pot debut!

Bibliography: Indian

When I wear a sari, I generally wear a tight, knee-length kaccha-stylewrap based on the instructions on the sarisafari website:http://www.sarisafari.com/howkaccha.html Here’s a picture of me fresh out of the kitchen, with a localproto-Indian:http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/icbhod/Andi%20at%20Trimarian%20Fall%20Coronation/100_3293.jpg I don’t think this wrap is right, I think it should be more like theKhandala wrap, seen here:http://www.cbmphoto.co.uk/saris/phsariMH.html I call this the “flower seller’s wrap” but I’ll be damned if I canremember where I got that term. This wrap is the basis of my 12thcentury Kalinga/Eastern Ganga Dynasty servant kit. The use of thisspecific wrap is based on my interpretation of line drawings in FashionStyles of Ancient … Continue reading Bibliography: Indian

Leftover dye

What to do with a small batch of leftover black dye? I needed to dye a bit of fringe leftover from the first diamond twill, black.  Small pot of RIT.   I'm inordinately proud of this idea – the point is to make my braid look like a bell-rope, like this: Tassels everywhere!!!  (This kit improvement is motivated by helping serve Madhavi's super-authentic Indian feast at Trimaris' 25th year.  My kit has a LONG way to go, before it looks as good as this, but that's part of the fun.) Cotton dyes incredibly quickly – no wonder it replaced linen … Continue reading Leftover dye