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Medieval Scriptorium in Miniature-Baronial A&S Champion AS LX

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  I am a graduate student at Dalhousie University and during the holiday break I was contacted to see if I wanted to submit an entry for our annual A&S competitiont that we host at Ruantallan's 12th Night celebration. I had already finished my holiday crafting and I took a few days to think about what I would like to enter. In the society, I am a scribe first. I don't really do much sewing, it gives me a headache. I am not a cook or baker by any stretch and I do not work with leather or metals.  A decade ago I had entered a competition and it was a not quite complete novice scribal kit. I had made some ink and quills, and wrote a one pager on what I felt was important about being a scribe and I was quite pleased with the feedback I recieved. The judges were very kind and it gave me a starting point to improve any future entries.  I had not entered anything since because I did not feel my skills as a scribe were good enough, oh imposter syndrome raised it's ugly head a...
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Welcome to my Very First Blog Post

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 I have toyed with the idea for a while now...creating an online blog to share the things I create. It was recommended by many people I respect that I should have an online presence with regards to my experiences in developing my skills as it relates to the SCA arts and sciences.  It's funny that I grade other peoples writing skills as a Teaching Assistant and grad student so writing this seems a bit weird. I do feel I need to compile, collate, and document the many, many things I have made in the past decade of actively playing within the East Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism. I was quite surprised at the volume of objects I've made either to build my 15th century French persona, Lady Juliote de Casltnau d'Arri (I feel sorry for those who have to read my name in court) which is why I go by Lady Lilou.  People as me where Lady Lilou came from. I started playing again in 2012 after 25 years of marriage, family building, then divorce number 1. I was like all ...
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My Alms Purse Needlebo²ok

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  We Don't Need No Stinking Pouches...       There are many things I have made in the last decade or so that compliment my persona in the SCA or I have given as gifts, be it scrolls, belt favours, or embroidery projects for the East Kingdom. This particular object was, funnily enough, a class assignment for my Theater Arts class when I returned to complete my undergrad 30 years after I started.       The professor asked the class to create a needle book. We could make any design using whatever materials we wanted. There were some designed with leather, and felt. One even used The Umbrella Academy as inspiration. Of course, I chose to make a needle book pouch so I could wear it on my belt to events. I took the design from a 14th century Italian alms purse or amonônières made from a circle of lampas silk gathered with a leather string threaded through holes to secure the contents. The dimensions of this extent example are 16 cm in height when cl...
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