There and back again
What better way to start a new year then with a coronation?
Åsa suggested it and I tagged along to sewing the new Queen's coronation dress, it was the secret project I wasn't allowed to speak of. :)
I'm quite happy with the results, even though there are a few things I would like to have had more time to work on. But we finished it all in time, despite school, work, illness and personal problems.
A picture of it can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/3167515252/in/set-72157612158358708/
Picture by Edricus
And the surprise I was talking about, it was a goller for her excellency Margerite that by chance totally matched her outfit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/3168106518/in/set-72157612158358708/
Picture by Edricus
Also I got to help lady Teffanie (sp?) with her wulsthaube, yay, more people in wulsthaubes! :) She really looks pretty in it too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/3167189043/in/set-72157612158358708/
Picture by Edricus
We left Gotvik around 23 in the evening of the new years day, on the ferry to Denmark and then drove down during the night. Well. I was insanely awake since I had worked night the night before, I whish I had a driver's licence since I was probably the most awake person in the car and it would have eased things a lot for Ludewic who was the one who drove the whole night and day. :-/ Anyway, we arrived safely and instaled ourselves.
I sewed most of the time at the event and for the rest of the time I took it rather slow, didn't even go to the A&S display. Despite feeling low and sad and fighting fits of crying I did have a good time, met new friends, met a Drachenwald Dyeing laurel that invited me to a dyeing mailing list (YAY, people to babble about dying with!) got totally awed by some peoples beautiful beautiful clothes. So inspiring, I really feeel like embroidering now. And making a new wulsthaube, and an apron, and a goller and and and... :)
And our dear Clemens finally got his AOA! I can't think of anyone more deserving right now, he's such a wonderful person it's unbelievable that it has taken him so long to get the AOA. But now he got it from the hands of the queen and it was a really beutiful scroll. I'm really happy for him.
And Ho Chi had a song written about him since he's the kings man (squire to the king). He was charged to make sure all of Drachenwald gets to hear it. :) And he got a favour from the king that said "If lost, please return to the king" since he couldn't be found during the friday vigil for Sir Vitus. Ho Chi was actually in mine and Åsa's room, chatting with us while we sewed the last final bits on the coronation gown for the queen.
All in all it was a fun event, though now I have a nasty icky cold.
Åsa suggested it and I tagged along to sewing the new Queen's coronation dress, it was the secret project I wasn't allowed to speak of. :)
I'm quite happy with the results, even though there are a few things I would like to have had more time to work on. But we finished it all in time, despite school, work, illness and personal problems.
A picture of it can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/3167515252/in/set-72157612158358708/
Picture by Edricus
And the surprise I was talking about, it was a goller for her excellency Margerite that by chance totally matched her outfit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/3168106518/in/set-72157612158358708/
Picture by Edricus
Also I got to help lady Teffanie (sp?) with her wulsthaube, yay, more people in wulsthaubes! :) She really looks pretty in it too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_edricus/3167189043/in/set-72157612158358708/
Picture by Edricus
We left Gotvik around 23 in the evening of the new years day, on the ferry to Denmark and then drove down during the night. Well. I was insanely awake since I had worked night the night before, I whish I had a driver's licence since I was probably the most awake person in the car and it would have eased things a lot for Ludewic who was the one who drove the whole night and day. :-/ Anyway, we arrived safely and instaled ourselves.
I sewed most of the time at the event and for the rest of the time I took it rather slow, didn't even go to the A&S display. Despite feeling low and sad and fighting fits of crying I did have a good time, met new friends, met a Drachenwald Dyeing laurel that invited me to a dyeing mailing list (YAY, people to babble about dying with!) got totally awed by some peoples beautiful beautiful clothes. So inspiring, I really feeel like embroidering now. And making a new wulsthaube, and an apron, and a goller and and and... :)
And our dear Clemens finally got his AOA! I can't think of anyone more deserving right now, he's such a wonderful person it's unbelievable that it has taken him so long to get the AOA. But now he got it from the hands of the queen and it was a really beutiful scroll. I'm really happy for him.
And Ho Chi had a song written about him since he's the kings man (squire to the king). He was charged to make sure all of Drachenwald gets to hear it. :) And he got a favour from the king that said "If lost, please return to the king" since he couldn't be found during the friday vigil for Sir Vitus. Ho Chi was actually in mine and Åsa's room, chatting with us while we sewed the last final bits on the coronation gown for the queen.
All in all it was a fun event, though now I have a nasty icky cold.