Last update to this blog was on July 21, three months ago exactly. I am truly sorry for that. I had intended to warn that this blog would have little to no activity for a bit, but obviously that post didn’t happen.
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I decided to take the plunge and set up a modest Patreon account, where you can get advance reading, give input, and see special material. It is set up for those of you who can and want to support my creative efforts, even though I can’t promise lavish rewards.
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The finished green viking hood is linen, entirely hand sewn and embroidered with linen thread. Stitches used are herringbone stitch to finish the seam allowances and bottom hem, running stitch for assembly and accent around the hood opening, feather stitch for decorative reenforcement of the seams, and Oseberg rings for decoration on the hem.
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The past couple months I have slowly been plugging away at another Viking hood. Â This one is made from linen fabric, hand sewn with linen thread pulled from the selvage of the fabric, and embroidered with linen thread using herringbone stitch, feather stitch, and Osberg rings. Â If you follow me on facebook, instagram, or twitter
Read MoreI’m very sorry for the radio silence in recent months. Â As any long-term followers of my work are aware, my health can make my pace of work rather slow, and sometimes unpredictable. Â I did a lot of things in the early part of 2016, enough so that I severely burnt myself out and set back
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I’ve been transcribing some more blackwork embroidery patterns, so, I present to you, six more Elizabethan transcriptions for your reference and use.
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I have transcribed two more Elizabethan freehand blackwork embroidery patterns, both from extant smocks in the Victoria and Albert Museum collections.  I was very excited to find the museum listing for the lattice pattern.  I have admired the embroidery design on Pinterest for years, but the link was no longer any good and I had failed
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I will be teaching a class on freehand blackwork embroidery techniques this coming weekend at Talon Crescent War (with the SCA), so I have created some new materials and posted them on this web site.
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My apron dress is based on the large apron dress fragments found in Haithabu harbor (Hedeby), made in linen, with decorative seam embroidery and darts.
Read MoreAt mid-October, it is significantly later than the mid-August restart date I had originally hoped for, so I wanted to let everyone know that I have not forgotten, and I am still intending to restart the opus anglicanum stitch-along. The biggest reason for the delay is that I have been doing significantly worse health-wise in
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