Regalia for the Order of the Laurel in the SCA Kingdom of Lochac. Following the success of the Pelican Cloak project, a competition was held in mid 2012 to design the Lochac Laurel Cloak. I won the competition with a…
A set of copper lanterns, modelled on the 14th century example in the Museum of London. We needed more lights around the camp – ideally, with some protection from wind. We had one old medieval lantern, made by a former…
A suspended chandelier of oil lamps, to light our 16th century German tent. As my husband and I lay in our comfortable rope bed, looking up at the luscious red tent lining, we agreed that what we really needed was…
An early 16th century middle class German woman’s gown with slashed sleeves, inspired by a Barthel Beham woodcut. I needed another middle class Rock to replace those on my wardrobe which were all too small. I missed my previous blue…
A simple smocked apron in white linen, as worn by women in early 16th century Germany. I made my first dress apron to provide some variety in my early 16th century middle class clothing – a simple addition which changes…
An early 16th century German noblewoman’s gown, based on the Altarpiece of the Three Kings, by Hans Baldung Grien. I first saw this painting on my trip to Germany in 1996 and loved it – the dark grey brocade with…
Yet another early 16th century middle class German woman’s gown, in grey with black guarding. With much of my early 16th century German wardrobe now a bit too small, it was time to make a new Rock or two. Having…
A vest-style Goller in red wool, suitable for a middle class early 16th century German women Although I loved my red wool capelet-style Goller, I found it did not work well cooking over the fire – too prone to falling…
Some examples of an early 16th century Hemd (smock, chemise), with a trapezoidal neck and embroidered front band, suitable for a middle class German woman. I made my first version of this style in 2000 and have since made several…
A troupe of hand puppets, in medieval style for playing our ‘motions’ at events. I grew up watching family puppet shows and had wanted to play with medieval puppets for many years. Whenever we visited as children, my Austrian grandfather…