A Gal's Gotta Have Her Shoes....no matter what century it is.

May 17, 2006

Was doing research on garb, and came across vendors selling everything from Civil War Era Split Crotch Pantiloons to live steel weapons. Heck! If you need a Mongolian Pavilion to camp in I know a website that makes them! Sooooo....I of cause looked at the handmade shoes being peddled on the web for $$ that I currently don't have. The wallet's abit slim right now as I have been unemployed since April. I happened to be in Off-Broadway Shoes somehow ;) and came across two pairs of shoes that will pass muster at events. I would of perferred the shoes to be brown for some reason, but good ole wear anywhere Black will do fine. I will post pictures of the handmade models and the shoes I came home with. That way you can give me your 2 cents.

Lack of Garb & Current Reading

May 12, 2006

I have been neglecting my research into my persona, and creating my garb. Think I'm just plain intimadated on the idea of cutting my cloth and to start sewing. So far I have various cotton fabric for my chemise. I have spent so much money on cotton fabric it's crazy. I currently have a light weight cotton, a cotton flannel, and the newest is a fine cotton from a better fabric store in the area. I think it's meant to be used in hankies with lace, etc.

So I just have to make that first cut and get it over with. I can make 3 chemises with the amount of fabric I have. Then I can start working on next layer.

At this rate I will have Garb in time for next summer.
Also I'm back in my Tudor stage again. Not my fault that Henry VIII created such a mess that would effect the life of English people for centuries.

Currently reading a book on Mary, Queen of Scots & Lord Darnby. So far, she's been shipped off to France to be raised in the Royal court. I believe she really did care for her 1st. husband Francis. He had been sickly all his life. From the discription given in the book, he was blessed to have been matched with Mary. She saw no faults in his looks or in any other aspect of him. Saddly, not long after they came to the throne of France.......he died. Damn those falls from horses. A fall from a horse killed many a person in history.

Mary gets packed up again and this time sent back to Scotland. She was a stranger to her own Kingdom. Barely spoke English, and stuck in the middle of the Protestant Revolution. The nobility fought any talk of her marrying a Catholic prince. The people were Catholic, the nobility Protestant. What a mess. How is a queen to find love when the pickings are slim when politics are involved.

So she is currently at a stage of being considered depressed and having mood swings. She is still young and hasn't taken full rein of her kingdom.

The SCA & The Current Middle Ages

May 07, 2006

In March I was lured towards the Dark side..........into the SCA and recreating the current Middle Ages. What attracted me to the organization was the S&A aka Science and Arts.
They do all the fiber arts:
* Spinning
* Knitting
* Nalebinding
* Weaving
* Dyeing
* Lace Making
* Embroidery
Also
* Calligraphy
* Illumination
* Costuming

My current task is to **''Create a Persona''**
I have to choose my country, era, who I am, etc.

Of course for some reason I up'd and decided I would be Flemish. Been doing research but still not 100% sure of my decision.