I put together a number of hand-bound books using the Eastern stab binding technique. I had taken a class in this at FOOL one year, and wanted to give it a shot – it was addictive! This technique can be traced back to at least the 1600s during the Edo period in China, although the…
Illuminations, QPT 2014
These (despite wording in my documentation), I believe were my fourth and fifth illuminations. The first three magically disappeared to another kingdom, mixed up in a donation pile before I ever got the chance to take pictures. I believe one had lots of leaves, one was a more plain bar and ivy with two dragon-creatures,…
A Fall of Fibre Firsts: Knitting and Crocheting
One morning in early fall 2014, I decided it was time I learned how to crochet and knit. I found some wonderful knitting and crocheting for dummies websites, picked up some yarn and a few needles, and got to work. My first attempt was just to learn how to crochet a bit and learn some…
A Heraldic Bag
Since I don’t like to do things that are simple, I decided I wanted a reversible bag with my heraldry on it. The outside uses colours in my heraldry, the other outside uses just the main feature of my device. Both the outsde and the other outside have pockets. I consider the burgundy side the…
First Embroidery
I attended a beginner embroidery class taught by Baroness Sybilla at FOOL 2014. She was an excellent teacher! I wanted to use all of the materials provided in the kit to design my pouch, so this was what I came up with. It’s wool on woven wool. Lines are wobbly because I was onsite and…
Irish Viking Beads
In the late spring/early summer of 2014, an article circulated around Facebook of some Irish Viking beads. I was intrigued and wanted to give them a shot. Here are the original, extant beads: I had originally intended them to fulfill a request, but the request was cancelled. This is why the beads were done in…
Fabric Burn Test Class, FOOL 2014
This was a class I tried to teach at FOOL 2014. Unfortunately, tent issues and low interest meant the class never ran, but the class notes are still helpful.
Second Tablet Weaving Project
After my first utter failure (in my mind) of my tablet weaving, at least as far as creating the pattern I wanted, I decided to do a simpler pattern. I found something in a book that was 48 cards wide, and then I reproduced it in new cotton colours, with no metallic threads and with…
My First Foray into Kingdom A&S
Way back when…okay, I think it was 2011, I entered Kingdom A&S for the first time. Everything I was trying was brand new to me, and I filled out my documentation on the pre-written documentation question sheets. I had three entries. I had begun making glass beads one year prior, and these were my most…