EEEEC: Magdalena’s Red bycocket for use in Courts etc
Entered in Luxuriating and Personification (if technically less likely due to historic gender norms)
A fancy red bycocket/chapeau a Bec to finish off my late 14th/early 15th century outfits for occasions such as court or formal feasts. No outfit is complete without appropriate headwear, and while a bycocket is more of a masculine hunting hat, there’s some art of feminine figures wearing them and looking splendid while doing so that I took that as an excuse to run with it! A luxurious fur trim and rich bold red colour gives it that extra “oomph” to suit the more formal outfits I pair it with.
My persona Astrid Sudreying is based on a trader’s child from the late Viking period, who grows up moving. Beginning in Denmark and eventually settling in Sudrland (at the top of Scotland). I have ended up with a Welsh husband who is still figuring out much of his persona, so until he does, I guess I’ll just have to keep running the shop.
I have had the beads I first put together for between my brooches for a while and have had pieces sitting about that I have wanted to add to my strands. When I was told it’s acceptable to add your awards to them it gave me the inspiration to not lose those tiny precious items, by putting them on my beads. In keeping with my trading history, some of the beads have clearly arrived via the silk road. Especially some of the hollow metal beads, the blue eye protection beads and the third bead from the right, which was (IRL) bought in a market in Kathmandu by my father’s friend.
I have also added the top strand of beads, made by Queen Ginevra, that my lord Emrys won at the Fighter Auction Tourney. Thank you to the ladies of The Abbey for that generous donation!
A submission for the categories of personification and transformation. In Christian’s words:
“I had a small amount of black velvet left over from my M&M dress, and two different pieces of trim in stash that I had been gifted, and some little pearls… so the logical thing to do was transform the scraps and horde items into a gown. “I had a small amount of black velvet left over from my M&M dress, and two different pieces of trim in stash that I had been gifted, and some little pearls… so the logical thing to do was transform the scraps and horde items into a gown.
“The trim that is used for the wide guides on the bodice bore some resemblance to the 1539 portrait of Felicitas Von Wallbrunn by Hans Abel the Younger (below), so it seemed the ideal project.”
Entered under degustation and personification: apple and raisin pies for Fiery Knights.
Snacks for events are always a good idea. I looked through my German cookbooks and settled first on making some cherry pies. And then I decided the cherry filling / garb stain potential was a little too high at an outdoor event, and I had some apples that were at the ready for pie-making stage.
To make them a little more interesting, I chose a recipe that included apples, raisins, and spices. I made these for a tourney that was then sadly rained out, so decided to experiment with freezing these for a later event. If they defrosted and remained whole, tasty and crispy without any further heating, I could stash away a supply of snack pies in the freezer for future events when I had time for baking, without adding extra stress to event preparation.
They were perfect in texture and were delicious.
I later realised I’d made the same pies for a previous challenge, which is not surprising given they are made using staple pantry items: PGC A&S Challenge
An entry for Personification, Transformation, Imitation and Preparation is described by Emrys:
“We had some old timber lying around from a dismantled piano. The timber was a little rough but the 2 boards were over a foot in width so I decided to upgrade my Kubb box. I went with a basic six-board chest.
I cut each board into thirds, this left me with six boards at 420mm x 350mm x 25mm. I then cut two notches (350mm x 25mm) out each side of the two side boards, to act as a shelf for the front and back boards. The bottom board was trimmed to 370mm x 300mm x 25mm. I then nailed the five boards together using square copper nails. I found some old wood stain and stained the visible cut edges of the boards. Next I got an old sheet of brass and cut out eight reinforcing straps, this brass looked aged and I left it as such.
I then got some heavy weight leather and cut out two pieces for handles and two pieces for hinges and then dyed them with a generic dye from Mister Minit. I cooked a small batch of rabbit skin glue and glued the leather in place. Then I nailed all the straps, handles and hinges in place and bent over any nail tips that were protruding. Next was laying the felt inside the chest, I bought some cheaper felt blend from spotlight but the widths that were on offer meant that I couldn’t lay one piece inside the chest and had to settle for two pieces on the inside and two pieces for the lid. I then made another larger batch of rabbit skin glue and glued down all the felt. Lastly I cut out two light weight pieces of leather for stays and nailed them in place to the lid and the side boards.
The chest is a little rough around the edges but serves well as a Kubb set holder and a seat.
I am looking forward to making a larger, grander chest.
This sixteenth century German ensemble is entered under personification. Ailith describes the project:
“As of Christmas 23 I finally settled on a persona time and place.
“This is my first ever attempt at making 16th C German garb, including Hose, a Hemd, an Unterrock and a Rock.
“I used Mistress Rowan’s Rowan Tree Workshop to create the patterns, as well as one of her PDF tutorials on making a pattern for 16th C hose, which made them seem quite a lot easier.”I used Mistress Rowan’s Rowan Tree Workshop to create the patterns, as well as one of her PDF tutorials on making a pattern for 16th C hose, which made them seem quite a lot easier.
“I was not quite so competent with the 3 dress layers, but I am extremely pleased with them as a first attempt, and intend to both adjust these until they fit right, and make more when I have more than a single month to make all three…”
Simon shares his linen hat in the categories of Imitation, Exploration, and Personification
“This is a hat based on as close as I understand materials and construction available to reproduce a hat dug up at the Birka archaeological site. Birka was a Viking settlement on the Swedish island of Björkö located on Lake Mälar.”This is a hat based on as close as I understand materials and construction available to reproduce a hat dug up at the Birka archaeological site. Birka was a Viking settlement on the Swedish island of Björkö located on Lake Mälar.
“I used the research and work of: Margaret “Mairghread” Wilcox Festival of the Passing of the Ice Dragon March 22, A.S. XLVIII (2014) Barony of the Rydderich Hael
“This informed the design and choices. I used a hounds-tooth weave linen, having discovered a damaged pair of trousers in an op-shop, sensing both an opportunity and the potential of a new hat. The band should show my victory or status, and thus should be archery related, however I had a gorgeous celtic braid so I used that on the first hat I have ever made. Maybe ösenstich or mesh stitch on a future hat.
“The hat made it’s first outing at the wee highland fling. Success if maybe a little loose. Should I defeat a bear in close combat the tension of the hat may be improved by a fur band.”
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