Sketchbook of images, instructions and resources.
This is where I put my notes when I've had to research a specific idea, and instructions when I've gotten more than a couple of emails of "How did you do that?" There are even a few answers to "Where did you get that?" Take this all as inspiration for your own projects, and, if you plan to enter contests, consider visiting museums and libraries to get some -real- documentation for your work. Have fun!
Clothing, Near Eastern
- Handout notes for a Middle Eastern Clothing Ithra class
- General guidelines for a comfortable wardrobe suitable for a Near Eastern persona
- Some head coverings - Minor discussion, but an image, for Near Eastern women's headwear
- Near Eastern cote - Image to support statement of outer garment may be shorter than an under garment (tho' not the under-wear-)
- How I created a kamis (under tunic) using rectangular construction
- Selecting and working with linen - online source, and tips
- Dancing clothes for a Near Eastern persona - What dancers seemed to wear in SCA period
Graphed patterns for cross-stitch or beading SCA badges
These patterns were used on my "address" banner outside my tent and on the "mailing label" that I sometimes wear to events at other branches.
- Cragmere device (33x40; white field and swans, red chevrons, black wreath and swan beaks; the red swan badge is to come)
- Tir Righ badge (39x39; blue field and center, and white star)
- An Tir badge (39x38; black head, red tongue and eye, and some white for teeth and shaping)
Eclectic Project Info
Source for calligraphy supplies
A Blackwork project
Hints and tips for spinning with a long draw on a handspindle.
Clay lamps made for a contest, and that proved surprisingly useful in the power outage that preceded the event by two weeks.
Papier mache work, that makes things like coolers visually disappear; I used this technique to convert a tin box into something looking like leather (see "Messy Stuff" in the Portfolio).
Al Ghazeel! The boat for the 2006 Armada.