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Name and device passed

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Accepts from Meridies Margareta Gijsberts. Name and device. Vert, on a chief wavy argent two beessable. Hurrah, it’s done! – As Melbrigda, our Herald, and ‘name representative’ (aka Lambent Herald) for the Kingdom to the College of Heralds, said: "Start slapping bees on stuff." Heh.  A note to the picky precise – bees have two sets of wings.  This is actually part of a conversation I had with some heralds at RUM last year who were concerned that perhaps bees sable might not be distinguishable as bees, and not flies, or dragonflies, or some other insect.  We brainstormed and decided … Continue reading Name and device passed

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Branagh’s Henry V

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A Greet’s Guy’s Garb client has asked for garb resembling something out of Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V. See, this is why I wanted to start this initiative – I’m gonna learn stuff.  I hadn’t yet seen H5, and am having a wonderful time watching (and screen capturing) my way through it.  Great speeches Kenny gave himself.  I swear, the "This is not that day" speech delivered at the end of LOTR is seriously ripped off of the Saint Crispin’s Day speech.    Love the all-French scene splendidly romped through by Emma Thompson.  (I especially love that my French is not … Continue reading Branagh’s Henry V

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Book Review – World Textiles, A Concise History

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Sorry I’ve been quiet – very busy lately with a family medical crisis, new technology, garden worrying, trying to go paperless with professional stuff, and learning about personality types.  All completely engrossing…but not very medieval. One thing emergency rooms are good for is the spending of time.  Fortunately Lavena had passed on Honnoria’s book to me ("because I do textiles when??") and I’m really glad she did. Not only because it was apparently Just The Right Thing for several-hour-chunks of worrisome uncertainty and waiting, but because it’s a terrifically dense little resource, that is exactly what it claims to be.  … Continue reading Book Review – World Textiles, A Concise History

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More links on ‘Other Useful Places’ page

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Sorry I’ve been quiet – between tax time and Persian sewing and putting in garden plants and embroidering…well, I haven’t done much documenting.  I’m having a problem with fabulosity being thrown at me from all sides, and never seeming to have time to actually sit down and play with it.  I’m looking forward to Saturday – nothing is planned!  Perhaps I will have opportunities to photograph and write. Happily, the universe heard that I was interested in tapestry weaving clavi into my Coptic tunic (linen fabric as yet unmeasured and uncut), and threw a WeaveCast right on topic for me.  … Continue reading More links on ‘Other Useful Places’ page

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Useful Links Elsewhere

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(under construction, I’ve got a LONG WAY to go, cleaning out my del.icio.us files) GARB RESEARCH Google Directory of medieval clothing sites Marc Carlson’s collection of extant garments, see the page on sewing techniques Kass McGann’s Reconstructing History patterns The Highlander’s Saffron Shirt Getting yellow without saffron Red & green stitching on yellow shirt Marie Cadeaux – Gallery of costumes Silver Desert: multiple timeperiods and places Dress patterns from Smoke and Fire Mesterinde Karen Larsdatter Lots of links here And here: Medieval Frocks Pre1000 Midgard Basic Clothing Standards Viking Apron Dress, by Marie Cadeaux 1000-1200 Regia Anglorum – Anglo-Saxon, Norman, … Continue reading Useful Links Elsewhere

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Persian!

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(This post got out of order – see yesterday’s Stash post for fabrics.) I’m having a confluence of Persian culture, lately. I’ve been working on prepping a "Medieval Desert Gardens" class, in order to provide medieval solutions to our recent drought issues.  This necessarily involves Persian gardens, as we have descriptions and archaeological remains of gardens on the Persian plateau beginning in 550BC.  Also many of the foods that we eat now originated in the ‘Fertile Crescent’ – so studying Persia is really helpful for a gardener. I’ve been impressed with Jadi, a Persian Laurel, both her garb and her … Continue reading Persian!

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St. Distaff’s Day

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St. Distaffs Day is January 7, the day after the Epiphany, a churchfestival celebrated in commemoration of the visit of the Wise Men ofthe East to Bethlehem. As this marked the end of the ChristmasFestival, work with the distaff was commenced, hence the name, St.Distaffs Day. It is also called "Roc Day" in Scotland, rock being another name fordistaff. "Roc-ing Day" was a feasting day when friends and neighborsmet together in the early days of the New Year to celebrate the end ofthe Christmastide Festival. ST. DISTAFF’S DAYAs the first free day after the twelve by which Christmas was formerly … Continue reading St. Distaff’s Day

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The 20 Habits That Hold Us Back

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Okay, this isn’t a medieval post…except maybe it’s about how not to behave in a ‘medieval’ fashion. However, this list of bad habits from What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (blogged by Trent) struck me so hard, I have to share it.  I am guilty of practically all of these from time to time, so I have printed out the list and taped it to the back of my daily notebook to try to work on them.  Also notable: I think about those individuals who have made a fantastic positive impression on me…I can’t imagine any of them … Continue reading The 20 Habits That Hold Us Back