So I realize that I am probably never going to get to all of these things, but here is an attempt at a list of everything I want to make right now.

Mid-Fifteenth Century Stuff
- Short-sleeved houppelande, based on this picture. Subsequent research has suggested that even the short sleeves may be an "all'antico" thing and may not have really ( Read more... )

I am not sure how it happens, but no matter how reasonable and achievable I think I am making my goals, it always seems that I have to scale back. Recently I have had a couple of conversations with an engineer friend of mine about how projects can be done fast, right or cheap, and if you choose two you might get one. My preference right now for ( Read more... )

So last fall when I was at Tir Righ Investiture I met Mistress Alicia le Wilfulle, who as well as being generally cool was going around in pattens. I used to wear vaguely period-looking modern shoes for camping in, with extra thick socks made by missymorgan1 if it got too cold or wet. Then I lucked into a new pair of modern shoes that, while not quite period ( Read more... )