Lilou the Scribe

  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...

 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 wrriting 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...