So this is a coat I made for my husband. The outside is a floral patterned cotton, the lining is a green/gold felt with a few pieces of a golden satin to cover what the felt would not. The trim is satin ribbon. There is cotton batting between the layers to make the coat warmer since it was made for fall events. The fabric belt and the pants are both of a yellow striped cotton. It is machine stitched.

He wanted a Selunjk (sp) turk outfit so I did some reasearch, and decided to try and...

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So this is my son's favorite garb. I orignaly made this as a halloween costume. It is based off of his favorite hero, Link,  dress in twilight princess. (Zelda game) It is a tunic with half sleeves, It does have shoulder caps, It has leather ties to close the front, and decorative ties on the sleeves. The fabric is felt (synthetic). The under shirt is also a simple tunic, made of a woven cotton in brown and gold in a small zig zag pattern.

So what is period about...

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http://www.scacommunity.com/community/photos/592-isabelle-montfort-de-bretagne/photo.html?albumid=92#photoid=1698 link to photo above.

 First a note on terms I use. I consider a kirtle to be a dress that can be worn alone or under another dress, I consider a cote to be a dress that can't be worn alone (must have a kirtle underneath) short for surcote. An underdress or smock I consider to be underwear, worn underneath a kirtle, but not seen.  I consider a Gothic...

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So this is my first attempt at a houpelande. It is made from a  a heavy linen or cotton woven fabric. It has red, yellow, and purple hues in a diaper pattern. It is made with a bodice peice with an attached skirt, with the seam  and a couple of  hooks and eyes to help hold the fabric together  hidden by the wide fabric belt just below the bust.  The hem hang a couple of inches on the floor in front, and about 18 in in the back. It has small collar,  and...

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What is an AoA? What does it mean? What do I get out of it?

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This is my first attempt at starting a blog.  Ever.  So here goes nothing!

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This was my second attempt at a fitted kirtle. It is front laced with placket, and has lacing on the sleaves. It is a linen cotton mix fabric. It has no trim and has a more modest neckline. It has hand done eyelets on the front bodice, and grommets on the sleaves. The front with the eyelets has been lined with several layers of cotton muslin to prevent puckering of the dress when laced. It has gussets under the arms, and has a curved front seam...

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    I am documenting my garb that I have made. I will be taking a picture(s) of the garb, describing that material, and style, and also deciding what is period about it, what isn't and what I would do It I could do it all over again.

So to start ........................
This is my first "period" item I have made. It is a red fitted Linen Kirtle which is backlaced, with a placket. It has grommets to hold the lacing. It has gold scroll trim. This kirtle Is based...

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 well I just created my profile on the site. I know it is winter and I don't think there are a lot of activities while it is cold, but I may be mistaken. I'll keep reading about the SCA. I already paid for my membership and I hope it pays out. I am hoping to meet some people with similar interestes, Archery and music, maybe some medieval, renaissance dancing and partying.
 I may be trying to do too much. I will be playing with eth cincinnati Civic Orchestra this year, and I hope to...

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In my eleven years of playing in Calontir, I have encountered several "Viking" personae, but they are almost all from the mainland: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Lapland, et cetera. I wanted to embrace an early-period, Northern Germanic persona, but simply did not feel like joining the ranks of the hundreds already claiming Norway as their home. Also, I could not envision myself a Norsewoman who hates the cold. ;)

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