Scene: Saraidh attempts to negotiate a meeting time with a booked-solid coworkerCoworker [4:00 PM ( Read more... )

( On travel in general )

- I'm still rather pleased about how well our personal gifts to TE Jara went over. It's always good to have friends who appreciate handwovens, and friends who are good sports ( Read more... )

Today is Ilya's birthday. Unrelatedly, I'm taking the day off, or more precisely this is the first day of the week of vacation I decided to take while the weather is still relatively warm. But since it is his birthday I have a series of things that I want to do in honor of the occasion, ranging from buying his birthday present (long since picked ( Read more... )

Since multiple people have expressed interest in both the velvet and the uncommon weaves classes, I think those are going to be the ones I offer. Yay, I finally have an excuse to show off my handwoven velvet! (The better examples aren't especially period, which is why I haven't done so before. The one that's most period is also the one that most ( Read more... )

I'm thinking of teaching a class for Silks, Needles and More, and had a number of class ideas that could be more fully developed, so I thought I'd ask what people might be interested in before I committed ( Read more... )

For those of you who weren't at Boar's Head, TRM announced that Ilya and I will be the next Baron and Baroness of Nordskogen. We're honored and yes, nervous, but also excited. It's a large job, but one we think we'll be up to. So far the most common form of address is "Your Imminences" but I'm also fond of "Nextcellecies". Ilya says that ( Read more... )

“Why does anybody tell a story?” [L'Engle] once asked, even though she knew the answer ( Read more... )

( Happy Twelfth Night! )

Those of you who saw Ilya's "toga" yesterday will appreciate this ...that fabric is intended to become Ugly Dress 2. [cackles]

Heck, maybe this time it'll actually be ugly. [grin]

I'm pleased to report that the Combat. Period. website has been updated with a class list. Abelard, they did find somebody to teach English Quarterstaff. I do know ( Read more... )