UFO Challenge: Milgrim’s Apron Dress

Milgrim shares an embroidered apron dress as her most recent entry in the UFO Challenge

Entered in the categories:
  • Sorry its taken so long…  A gift that’s been constantly nagging your guilty conscience
Milgrim states:

“Cosmia’s apron dress is also completed…

“A Viking style apron overdress, adorned with an embroidered hedgehog – recycled from a cotton cot sheet), and tablet woven Oseberg pattern trim (similar to that found in the Oseberg related area and site). The weaving is the easy part, learning to embroider was a bit of a challenge as well as sewing a dress from nothing…luckily it was quite easy…and the list (kind of) got shorter!”

Cosima's viking apron dress, embroidered with a hedgehog, made by Milgrim
Cosima wearing her new apron dress, with embroidered hedgehog, made by Milgrim.

Read more about the UFO Challenge and the entry categories here.

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UFO: Milgrim’s Nalbound Doll

Entered in the category “Sorry it’s taken so long“, Milgrim has this to say about her project:

“A Morbid Nalbound Doll named Simon.

“He is a companion for Cosmia’s other dead doll, named Herman. Herman, the Royal Cupbearer, who passed away from a unfortunate morsel of mushroom, has now got his mate, Simon (No relation to Simon of Cluain) who was killed in the line of duty while carrying out his Royal Messenger duties by horseback.

Two dolls made of nalbinding, one unstuffed, and the other looking rather dead (eyes crossed, tongue hanging out)
Herman, and the unfinished Simon

“This doll was Nålbound – in true Milgrim fashion – with needle tensioned Oslo stitch with pure wool yarn.

“This doll was for Cosmia so that she can have an appropriate toy at SCA events.”

Simon the Doll (not of Cluain), a completed nalbound figure, shot to death, with cross eyes and his tongue hanging out and the arrow still in him!
Simon, well and truly finished…

You can read more about the UFO Challenge and the entry categories here.

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