Archery Lesson 2: Bow Poundage

The Insulae Draconis Baelfyr on 2024-11-1
The bows’ poundage in simple terms is how hard (measured in pounds weight of force) the bow is to draw (pull) back. All we want to concern ourselves with when starting out is that the bow is not too hard to draw. If it is, you are at risk of an read more

October 2024 Crafting Update

Lia's Continued Crafts on 2024-10-31
(Oct 3) October started off slowly. I was called in by Maria Neijman to help Medeltidsmuseet in Stockholm pattern a few items for a 1520s outfit, and I ended up loaning them the apron made from the fine linen I wove for my mother. I made this read more

The Writ and Record

The Insulae Draconis Baelfyr on 2024-10-31
I haven’t had much time for new research this month, so I thought I’d go through some heraldic registrations I’ve done in recent years. The Company of the Dawne The device for the Company had already been designed, and the name in widespread read more

Bystander Intervention Training

The Insulae Draconis Baelfyr on 2024-10-29
Noble cousins, Following the workshop in July, the Insulae Draconis Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) team will run another short “Bystander Intervention� workshop on Zoom to help empower our populace will the tools they need to read more

From their Highnesses

The Insulae Draconis Baelfyr on 2024-10-28
Unto the populace of Insulae Draconis greetings. The season of war draws to a close, the wheat is harvested and the fruits and nuts hang ripe from the trees. As we all gaze upon our beloved land and marvel at its riches, we consider our strengths read more

SCA Social Media

The Joy of Seax on 2024-10-25
Aside from being a cooking nerd, I’m also very interested in communications and information flow. It would be reasonable to say that inasmuch as a Pelican is awarded for any one thing, I got mine in comms and diplomacy. (Or at least, I assume so; I read more

The Tale of the Mantle - finished!

Eva's historical costuming blog on 2024-10-16
 Yes!My one year (or five, depending on if you count the four years when I didn't work on it) project of making first a cloak inspired by a description in the 13th century Möttuls saga, a translation of the French romance Le cort mantel, and then a read more

New page – My weaving process

Lia's Continued Crafts on 2024-10-15
Back in May this year (2024) someone asked if I had pictures or video of all the steps in my weaving process, and I thought I did, but not all for one project. This led me to think I could probably do a write-up of my usual process for creating read more

Update on the folk costume page

Eva's historical costuming blog on 2024-10-15
 The page about my folk costume has now been updated with info about, and photos of, the new bodice, and some new photos of the older pieces. read more

How to make a Closed Braid in Leather

Handcrafted History on 2024-10-14
I admit, I have a soft spot for these braided leather straps. I think they look so nice, and on top of that they are easy to make and doesn’t need any sewing in leather. Perfect, right? You can use … Continue reading → read more

A Feast of Flags

The Insulae Draconis Baelfyr on 2024-10-11
A Feast of Flags, Flags, more Flags and of course - Bunting Ormþing LIX - Couronne de Caldicot was held at Caldicot Castle August 2024. It was to be a moving and memorable event by all those who attended. Caldicot Castle has a fascinating and rich read more

Höstdansen, one of my favourite events of the year

Kareina's observations on 2024-10-7
Friday afternoon I caught the bus home directly after our morning meeting, and the bus ride was just long enough to get done what I needed to do for the day, so I used the flex time option to take the afternoon off, which meant that I was home on read more

 

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