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It is that time of year...

6/12/2014

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Right now, with only 43 days remaining, half of the Known World is scrambling to make Pennsic garb.  While I no longer work on projects till the moment I walk out the door (as I find it too stressful and it dims my enjoyment of the event), I do still add a bit to the wardrobe each year.

One thing I do need, however, is headwear.  I opted in December to cut my long hair down to a pixie cut (hair was thinning and damaged and honestly, I was over it).  So now in addition to the sun protection afforded by hats, I also want to cover up my lack of hair.  I am working on a silk tablet woven fillet to wear with a veil, and am very much liking the weaving process for this one.  I may do a second in wool if there is time.

I also made a Dublin hood out of some scrap linen and it is cute and reminds me of some sort of gnome hat.  I cut out a few more last night and plan to make myself another one and make one or two for friends.   Very simple to sew, they are actually great practice for my hand stitching! 

I may even cut out a few more and take them to teach others in my camp some hand sewing skills during lazy Pennsic afternoons.  :-)




For garments, I made myself a blindingly purple Birka style underdress (from the linen stash my BF purchased last year), there is a green aprondress forthcoming to wear with it.  The color is iffy for Viking, but it was material I already had and I am always more than happy to supplement my Pennsic wardrobe and further reduce the chances that I will be doing laundry while there.  My BF has several new pairs of pants, a new tunic and new undertunic in the works.  And my dear friend Galyana will be returning to Pennsic after a hiatus of a few years so she has earned herself a new Viking outfit as well.

Now I just need to find the scraps of my handwoven fabrics to make a pouch for the Kingdom's gift basket and to make a smaller pouch to hold my flint and the tinder fungus for firestarting.

It is going to be a wonderful War!


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