An early 14th century fillet and veil, based on an Italian fresco. The winner of my Hat Prize for Rowany Festival 2017 requested an early 14th century fillet and veil, to go with her planned higher class gown. Research and…
An early 16th century German woman’s jacket, typical of the lower class. Although I had my Schaube for high class warmth and several practical Gollers, I wanted a warm layer that would work for early morning camp cooking and cold…
A noble woman’s netted headdress, known under various names – crespine, crespinette, caul or tire. I was asked to make this headwear for my friend Tailltui, to complete a royal 14th century outfit. It needed to be luxurious, lightweight, cover…
An early 16th century smocked Hemd, based on the Portrait of Dorothea Meyer by Hans Holbein. This famous portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger was my introduction to middle class German clothing, and I made a version of the red…
The most unusual hat I’ve made so far – the kausia was worn by ancient Macedonians and Roman rulers. Ariston won my hat prize for both Rowany Festival 2016, and Canterbury Faire in 2017 and requested a pair of matching…
Cloth-cut hose in fulled, tabby-woven wool, suitable for a woman from the 12-15th centuries. Hose were worn by both women and men throughout the medieval period across western Europe in various forms, with a few variations in the cut around…
An upper class man’s suit in charcoal coloured wool, from the late 16th century – and my first serious attempt at Elizabethan tailoring. I had admired a beautifully fitted doublet made my friend Llewelyn, with a superb high collar. He…
This piece is based on the Visconti Hours, made in Milan in the late 14th century. I made this piece for my friend Francois, to celebrate his many years of service – a Grant of Arms within the SCA Kingdom…
This rope bed sleeps two, is surprisingly comfortable and packs down for transport. The bed was built to replace an early ‘quick and dirty’ version, which we had been using since 2003. It has some clever joinery in the posts…
A simple linen veil, based on paintings by Breughel the Elder, worn by both women and girls. The prompt for this project was that my friend Felicia wanted some appropriate headwear to go with her new outfit – lower/middle class,…